Piranha HS-xx RoHS User Manual
Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20013-04
Contents
Introduction to the Piranha HS-xx Camera ______________________________________ 5
1.1 Camera Highlights ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Camera Performance Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 7
1.3 Image Sensor ............................................................................................................................................................... 14
1.4 Responsivity ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Camera Hardware Interface ________________________________________________ 16
2.1 Installation Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 16
2.2 Input/Output Connectors and LED ............................................................................................................................... 16
2.2.1 LED Status Indicator ............................................................................................................................... 18
2.2.2 Power Connector .................................................................................................................................... 18
2.2.3 Camera Link Data Connector ................................................................................................................. 19
2.3 Camera Link Video Timing .......................................................................................................................................... 21
Optical and Mechanical Considerations ________________________________________ 24
3.1 Mechanical Interface .................................................................................................................................................... 24
3.2 Lens Mounts ................................................................................................................................................................. 25
3.3 Optical Interface ........................................................................................................................................................... 26
Software Interface: How to Control the Camera __________________________________ 28
4.1 First Power Up Camera Settings .................................................................................................................................. 32
4.2 Command Categories ................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.3 Sensor Output Format ................................................................................................................................................. 34
4.3.1 Selecting TDI or Area Mode Operation .................................................................................................. 34
4.2 Selecting the Number of CCD Integration Stages ...................................................................................... 35
4.3.3 Setting the Camera’s CCD Shift Direction .............................................................................................. 36
4.3.4 Increasing Sensitivity with Binning ........................................................................................................ 37
4.3.5 Exposure Mode and Line/Frame Rate .................................................................................................... 39
4.4 Camera Output Format ................................................................................................................................................ 42
4.4.1 How to Configure Camera Output .......................................................................................................... 42
4.4.2 Setting the Camera Link Mode............................................................................................................... 47
4.4.3 Setting the Camera Throughput ............................................................................................................. 48
4.4.4 Setting the Pixel Readout Direction ....................................................................................................... 48
4.4.5 Setting a Pretrigger ............................................................................................................................... 50
4.5 Data Processing ........................................................................................................................................................... 50