Piranha ES-xx User ManualTeledyne DALSA 03-032-20070-023ContentsIntroduction___________________________________________________________ 51.1 Camera Highlights ....................................................................................................................................................... 51.2 Camera Performance Specifications............................................................................................................................. 71.3 Image Sensor ............................................................................................................................................................... 201.4 Responsivity ................................................................................................................................................................. 21Camera Hardware Interface ________________________________________________ 232.1 Installation Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 232.2 Input/Output Connectors and LED ............................................................................................................................... 232.2.1 LED Status Indicator............................................................................................................................... 242.2.2 Power Connector .................................................................................................................................... 252.2.3 Camera Link Data Connector ................................................................................................................. 252.3 Camera Link Video Timing .......................................................................................................................................... 27Software Interface: How to Control the Camera __________________________________ 293.1 First Power Up Camera Settings .................................................................................................................................. 333.2 Command Categories ................................................................................................................................................... 343.3 Sensor Output Format ................................................................................................................................................. 353.3.1 Selecting TDI or Area Mode Operation .................................................................................................. 353.3.2 Selecting the Number of CCD Integration Stages................................................................................... 353.3.3 Setting the Camera’s CCD Shift Direction .............................................................................................. 363.3.4 Increasing Sensitivity with Binning ........................................................................................................ 373.3.5 Exposure Mode and Line/Frame Rate .................................................................................................... 383.4 Camera Output Format ................................................................................................................................................ 423.4.1 How to Configure Camera Output .......................................................................................................... 423.4.2 Setting the Camera Link Mode............................................................................................................... 483.4.3 Setting the Camera Throughput............................................................................................................. 493.4.4 Setting the Pixel Readout Direction ....................................................................................................... 493.4.5 Setting a Pretrigger ............................................................................................................................... 513.5 Data Processing ........................................................................................................................................................... 513.5.1 Setting a Region of Interest ................................................................................................................... 513.5.2 Analog and Digital Signal Processing Chain ........................................................................................ 523.5.3 End-of-line Sequence ............................................................................................................................. 673.6 Saving and Restoring Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 69