User`s manual
4    Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Monochrome Cameras User’s Manual 
03-032-20123-01    Teledyne DALSA 
Timing: Exposure and Synchronization ............................................................................................................................. 33 
Timing ............................................................................................................................................................. 34 
Exposure Controls .............................................................................................................................................................. 35 
Set the Exposure Mode.................................................................................................................................... 35 
Exposure Modes in Detail ............................................................................................................................... 36 
Line Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................... 37 
Exposure Time ................................................................................................................................................................... 38 
Triggers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 38 
Input / Output Control ....................................................................................................................................................... 39 
Gain, Black Level, and Background .................................................................................................................................. 40 
Image Size ......................................................................................................................................................................... 41 
Pixel Format ...................................................................................................................................................................... 42 
Sensitivity Mode ................................................................................................................................................................. 42 
Sensor Direction Control .................................................................................................................................................... 42 
Sensor Shift Direction ..................................................................................................................................... 43 
Binning .............................................................................................................................................................................. 44 
Resetting the Camera ........................................................................................................................................................ 44 
Camera Calibration_______________________________________________________________________________ 45 
Processing Chain Overview and Description ................................................................................................... 45 
Analog Gain and Offset Adjustment .................................................................................................................................. 47 
Calibrate the Camera to Remove Non-Uniformity (Flat Field Correction) ........................................................................ 49 
Digital Signal Processing ................................................................................................................................ 51 
Appendix A: Clear Dark Current  ______________________________________________________________________ 55 
Gate Dark Current Clear ................................................................................................................................. 55 
Auto Mode (srm 0) .......................................................................................................................................... 55 
Immediate read out mode (default, srm 2) .................................................................................................... 56 
Gate dark current clear mode (always on, srm 1) .......................................................................................... 56 
Setting the Readout Mode .............................................................................................................................. 57 
Appendix B: Sensitivity Mode ________________________________________________________________________ 58 
Sensitivity Mode and Pixel Readout ............................................................................................................... 58 
Appendix C: GPIO Control __________________________________________________________________________ 60 
GPIO Getting Started: Beginner Mode .............................................................................................................................. 60 
The GPIO Connector ........................................................................................................................................ 60 
Configure GPIO Signal Levels ......................................................................................................................... 61 
Examples: Setting the Camera Modes ............................................................................................................................... 62 
Free Run Mode: Internal Line Trigger, Internal Direction Control, Internal frame trigger ........................... 62 
Internal Line Trigger, External Direction Control, Internal frame trigger...................................................... 64 
External Line Trigger, Internal Direction Control, Internal frame trigger...................................................... 65 
External Line Trigger, External Direction Control from Rotary Encoder......................................................... 66 
External Frame Trigger: Frame Start Trigger mode ..................................................................................... 68 
Outputs .............................................................................................................................................................................. 71 
Trigger Settings: GURU Mode ........................................................................................................................................... 73 
Pulse Generator .............................................................................................................................................. 76 
Rescaler ........................................................................................................................................................... 78 
Counter ........................................................................................................................................................... 80 










