User`s manual

3.1
Introduction
The KODAK MEGAPLUS Camera, Model ES 310, does not have any manual
controls. Camera operation is accomplished by commands sent to the camera
through a serial data link from a personal computer. In this chapter we will
present the various operating modes of the camera with an explanation of the
function followed by the command sequence that must be transmitted by the
computer. The camera serial data link is configurable as RS232 or RS422/
RS485. The command syntax is the same in either case.
A list of the camera functions, their commands, and the page where an explana-
tion of each function can be found follows:
Function Command Page
Set Communications Port ..............................SCP ........................................... 3.3
RS485 Multi-Drop Address Set ....................ADR ......................................... 3.4
RS485 Multi-Drop Select ..............................MDD ........................................ 3.5
RS485 Multi-Drop, Log Camera ..................LOG ......................................... 3.5
Analog Video Output ....................................VID ........................................... 3.6
Analog Video Output Format ....................... VFR .......................................... 3.6
Alternate Row Select ....................................ALT .......................................... 3.6
Block Readout Mode ....................................BLK .......................................... 3.7
Block Start .....................................................BST .......................................... 3.7
Block End ......................................................BSP ........................................... 3.7
Mode .............................................................MDE ......................................... 3.9
Frame Rate Select ......................................... FRS ........................................... 3.9
Exposure........................................................EXE .......................................... 3.10
Auto Expose Select .......................................AEX ......................................... 3.10
Auto Expose Video Level .............................SET ........................................... 3.10
Auto Expose Vertical Address ...................... AXX ......................................... 3.11
Auto Expose Horizontal Address ..................AXY ......................................... 3.12
Trigger ........................................................... TRS, TRM, TRE ...................... 3.13
Black Level ................................................... BKE .......................................... 3.14
Black Level Balance .....................................BKB ......................................... 3.14
Digital Gain ................................................... DGN ......................................... 3.15
Gain Balance ................................................. GAB ......................................... 3.15
Strobe Polarity ...............................................STP ........................................... 3.15
Restore Factory Settings ...............................RFS ........................................... 3.16
Save ...............................................................SAV .......................................... 3.16
Reset ..............................................................RST .......................................... 3.16
Display Wedge .............................................. WDG ........................................ 3.17
Status Query ..................................................STS ........................................... 3.18
Identification Query ......................................IDN........................................... 3.18