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AVT Prosilica GC Technical Manual V2.0.1
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Signal definitions
Term Definition
User Trigger Trigger signal applied by the user (hardware trigger,
software trigger)
Logic Trigger Trigger signal seen by the camera internal logic (not
visible to the user)
Tpd Propagation delay between the User Trigger and the Logic
Trigger
Exposure High when the camera image sensor is integrating light.
Readout High when the camera image sensor is reading out data.
Trigger Latency Time delay between the User Trigger and the start of
Exposure
Trigger Jitter Error in the Trigger Latency Time
Trigger Ready Indicates to the user that the camera will accept the next
trigger.
Registered Exposure Time Exposure Time value currently stored in the camera
memory.
Exposure Start Delay Registered Exposure Time subtracted from the Readout
time and indicates when the next Exposure cycle can begin
such that the Exposure will end after the current Readout.
Interline Time Time between sensor row readout cycles.
Imaging High when the camera image sensor is either exposing
and/or reading out data.
Idle High if the camera image sensor is not exposing and/or
reading out data.
Table 18: Explanation of signals in timing diagram