Contents
Notice ............................................................................3
Warranty .......................................................................3
Certifications .................................................................3
Warning ........................................................................3
Usage Precautions .......................................................6
Features ........................................................................7
Parts Identification ........................................................8
Preparation...........................................................11
Preparation Flow .........................................................11
Step 1: Installing the Software (first time only) ............ 11
Step 2: Connecting Devices ........................................13
Step3: Verifying the Camera Connection Status ......... 15
Step 4: Configuring Initial Settings for the Camera .....16
Connecting to the Camera to Control Tool .............16
Configuring the Output Format ............................... 16
Configuring Exposure and External Trigger
Settings ................................................................... 18
Exposure times ............................................... 19
Control via External Triggers ....................................... 19
When Controlling the Exposure Time Using
Specified Exposure Times ......................................19
When controlling the exposure time using the
pulse width of the trigger input signal ....................20
Control without external triggers .................................21
When controlling the exposure time using
specified exposure times .......................................21
When not controlling the exposure time .................21
Step 5: Adjusting the Image Quality............................22
Adjusting the Gain ..................................................22
Manual adjustment .............................................22
Adjusting the White Balance (GO-2400C-PMCL
only) ........................................................................23
Manual white balance adjustment ......................23
Automatic white balance adjustment .................23
Adjusting the Black Level .......................................23
Step 6: Configuring Various Other Settings ................23
Step 7: Saving the Settings .........................................24
To save user settings ..........................................24
To load user settings ...........................................25
Basic Function Matrix .................................................26
Main Functions .................................................... 27
GPIO (Digital Input/Output Settings) ...........................27
Valid Input/Output Combinations ............................ 28
Camera Output Formats .............................................29
1X2-1Y ................................................................29
1X3-1Y ................................................................30
1X4-1Y ................................................................30
1X8-1Y (CL) ........................................................31
Cable length reference .......................................31
Acquisition Control (Image Acquisition Controls) ........31
Changing the Frame Rate ......................................31
Maximum frame rate period formula ..................32
Exposure Mode ...........................................................32
Image Output Timing ..................................................33
Vertical timing .....................................................33
Horizontal timing .................................................34
Trigger Control ............................................................35
Shortest Repetition Period for Triggers ................... 35
When [Exposure Mode] is [Timed] .....................35
When [Exposure Mode] is [Trigger Width] .........36
During normal continuous operation ..................37
Gain Control ................................................................39
LUT (Lookup Table) ....................................................40
To use the LUT function ......................................40
LUT values ..........................................................41
Gamma Function ........................................................41
To use the gamma function ................................41
Shading Correction .....................................................42
Flat Shading ........................................................ 42
Color Shading (GO-2400C-PMCL only) .............43
To use the shading correction function ..............43
Binning Function .........................................................43
ROI (Regional Scanning Function) .............................44
ROI Settings ............................................................44
Video Send Mode .......................................................45
Video Send Mode ...................................................45
To switch the video send mode ..........................45
Trigger Sequence mode .....................................45
Sensor Multi ROI Function ..........................................48
ALC (Automatic Level Control) Function ..................... 51
To use the ALC function ......................................51
Automatic gain level control ...............................51
Detailed Settings for Automatic Gain Level
Control (Gain Auto) .................................................51
Counter and Timer Control Function (only
“Counter” is implemented) ..........................................52
Counter occurrence diagram .............................52
Internal camera blocks .......................................52
To use the counter function ................................53
Video Process Bypass Mode ...................................... 53
Differences in camera operation ........................53
To enable video process bypass mode..............53
P-Iris Lens Control Model ...........................................54
Example of camera and P-Iris lens
connection .....................................................54
Supported lenses ...............................................55
Configuration procedure .....................................55
Settings List .........................................................57
Feature Properties ......................................................57
ASCII Command List ..................................................69
Settings ....................................................................... 92
Miscellaneous ......................................................94
Updates ......................................................................94
Troubleshooting ..........................................................94
Specifications ..............................................................95
Frame Rate Reference ...............................................97
Spectral Response .....................................................97
Dimensions .................................................................98
Index ................................................................... 100
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GO-2400M-PMCL / GO-2400C-PMCL