User`s manual

MegaPlus ES 1020 User’s Manual
Redlake MASD, Inc. Page 9 91000134-001 Rev. A
Menu Options
File Menu contains the “Exit”
Tools Menu
• Save Current State to EEPROM saves current settings to the cameras firmware.
• Restore to Last Saved State restores all Operating Modes to the most recently saved settings.
• Select Camera Link DLL opens a pop-up dialogue window to allow the user to select or
change the Camera Link DLL.
NOTE: As with any firmware update, the update process must be allowed to finish completely without
interruption to avoid firmware corruption. Therefore it is recommended that the user wait a minimum of
10 seconds after the selecting the Save Current State to EEPROM command.
View Menu allows the user to enable or disable the Always On Top option, enabled indicated with a
check () mark.
About Menu displays software application release date and build information.
Operating Modes
Trigger Modes
• Free Run The camera continuously takes images at its mode dependent frame rate. See Free
Run Mode.
• Digital Test Pattern appears as a gray ramp with a white grid overlaid on it. The test pattern is
very useful in hunting down problems with cables and captures cards.
• Crosshair on may be enabled when the camera is in Single Tap Mode; when enabled, white
vertical and horizontal lines are overlaid on the video image converging at the center.
• Triggered Prog Exposure (TPE) Is used when a predetermined triggered exposure is required.
Exposure time (sec) is set by “sliding” pointer along the slider bar. Setting ranges from 0.000 to
0.1216 (sec).
• Triggered Manual Exposure (TME) works exactly as the TPE mode with the following
exception; the exposure may be extended by keeping the external trigger line asserted.
• Triggered Double Exposure works exactly as the TPD mode with the following exception; an
additional frame is read out from the sensor.
• Trigger: Programmed Exposure (sec) Slider Setting ranges from 0.000 to 0.1216 (sec). The
numbers shown in the yellow<alt> text indicate a value for that position on the slider within an
arbitrary scale.
• Trigger Polarity includes radio buttons to select either Positive or Negative.
Camera Temperature
• Non-editable text field displaying the current camera temperature.
NOTE: Camera should be shielded
from external heat sources, and should not be allowed to exceed 65°C.
Data Formatting
• Data Width includes radio buttons to allow the user to select 8 Bit or 10 Bit Mode
• Output includes radio buttons to allow the user to select Single Tap or Dual Tap Mode.
• Horizontal Tap Flip includes radio buttons to allow the user to select Normal or Flip Mode
• Bit Flip includes radio buttons to allow the user to select Normal or Flip Mode
Gain & Exposure
• Free Run Exposure allows the user to set Single Tap and Dual Tap Exposure using individual
sliders with ranges from 0.393 t0 1023. The number shown in the yellow<alt> text indicates a
value for that position within an arbitrary scale.
• Gains includes 4 radio buttons allowing the user to select Gain values of: 1, 2, 4 and 8.