Piranha Color Camera User’s Manual 4DALSA 03-032-10211-01 5/9/2007Exposure Modes in Detail ........................................................................................................323.11 Spatial Correction 34Setting the Line Delay between Colors .....................................................................................363.12 Averaging Horizontal Pixels 36Setting the Averaging Horizontal ..............................................................................................363.13 Processing Chain Overview and Description 37Analog Processing..................................................................................................................37Digital Processing ...................................................................................................................37The Effects of the Processing Chain on Calibration...................................................................383.14 Analog Gain and Analog Offset 39Setting Analog Gain.................................................................................................................39Calibrating Camera Gain..........................................................................................................40Setting Analog Offset ..............................................................................................................413.15 Flat Field Correction 42Flat Field Correction Overview..................................................................................................42Flat Field Correction Restrictions .............................................................................................43FPN Measurement ..................................................................................................................443.16 Digital Gain and Background Subtract 493.17 Look-Up Tables 503.18 Saving, Loading and Restoring Settings 52Saving and Restoring Settings.................................................................................................52Writing and Loading Setting to Non-Volatile Memory ................................................................533.19 Diagnostics 58End-of-line Sequence..............................................................................................................58Setting Thresholds ..................................................................................................................59Returning Video Information ....................................................................................................61Setting the Number of Lines to Sample..........................................................................................................62Temperature Measurement......................................................................................................62Voltage Measurement .............................................................................................................62Camera Frequency Measurement ............................................................................................63Returning the LED Status ........................................................................................................63Returning Camera Settings......................................................................................................634.1 Mechanical Interface 694.1 Optical Interface 705.1 Electrostatic Discharge and the CCD Sensor 735.2 Protecting Against Dust, Oil and Scratches 735.3 Cleaning the Sensor Window 746.1 Troubleshooting 756.2 Specific Solutions .............................................................................................................766.3 Product Support................................................................................................................78