Basler A400K User Manual

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Basic Operation and FeaturesBasler A400k 3-43DRAFT3.14 Configuration SetsA configuration set is a set of values that contains all ofthe parameters needed to control the camera. There aretwo basic types of configuration sets: the workconfiguration set and the factory configuration set.Work Configuration SetThe work configuration set contains the camera’s currentsettings and thus determines the camera’s performance,that is, what your image currently looks like. If you usethe CCT+ to change the camera settings or if you changesettings by writing to the camera’s registers, you aremaking changes to the work configuration set. The workconfiguration set is located in the camera’s volatilememory and the settings are lost if the camera is reset orif power is switched off. The work configuration set is usually just called the “work set” for short.Factory Configuration SetWhen a camera is manufactured, a test setup is performed on the camera and an optimizedconfiguration is determined. The factory configuration set contains the camera’s factory optimizedconfiguration. The factory set is saved in a permanent file in the camera’s non-volatile memory.The factory set can not be altered and since it is stored in non-volatile memory, it is not lost whenthe camera is reset or switched off. The factory configuration set is usually just called the “factoryset” for short.3.14.1 Saving Configuration SetsAs mentioned above, the work configuration set is located in the camera’s volatile memory andthe settings are lost if the camera is reset or if power is switched off. A400k cameras can save thecurrent work set values in the volatile memory to a file in the camera’s non-volatile memory. Filessaved in the non-volatile memory are not lost at reset or power off. You can save up to fourconfiguration sets to files in the non-volatile memory. These saved configuration sets arecommonly referred to as “user configuration sets” or “user sets”.Saving a Configuration SetYou can save the current work set to a file in the non-volatile memory by using the CameraConfiguration Tool Plus (CCT+) or by using binary read/write commands from within your ownapplication to set the camera’s control and status registers (CSRs).With the CCT+With the CCT+ (see Section 4.1), you use the File Name Select parameter and the Create UserSet parameter in the User Set Files parameters group. Make sure that you save the work set touser set 1, 2, 3 or 4 only. Further user sets are offered but must not be used. If you select to saveit to user set 5 or higher, the work set will not be saved.By Setting CSRsYou can save the current work set to a file in the non-volatile memory by writing values to the bulkdata CSR for configuration sets. The bulk data “save” process is used to save the work set to a file.Section 4.2.3 explains the bulk data CSRs and explains how to use the CSRs to save the workset to a file. Section 4.3.1 explains using read/write commands.Figure 3-27: Configuration Sets