Piranha HS-xx RoHS User ManualTeledyne DALSA 03-032-20013-033ContentsIntroduction to the Piranha HS-xx Camera ______________________________________ 51.1 Camera Highlights ....................................................................................................................................................... 51.2 Camera Performance Specifications............................................................................................................................. 71.3 Image Sensor ............................................................................................................................................................... 141.4 Responsivity ................................................................................................................................................................. 15Camera Hardware Interface ________________________________________________ 172.1 Installation Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 172.2 Input/Output Connectors and LED ............................................................................................................................... 172.2.1 LED Status Indicator............................................................................................................................... 192.2.2 Power Connector .................................................................................................................................... 192.2.3 Camera Link Data Connector ................................................................................................................. 202.3 Camera Link Video Timing .......................................................................................................................................... 22Optical and Mechanical Considerations________________________________________ 253.1 Mechanical Interface .................................................................................................................................................... 253.2 Lens Mounts ................................................................................................................................................................. 263.3 Optical Interface ........................................................................................................................................................... 27Software Interface: How to Control the Camera __________________________________ 294.1 First Power Up Camera Settings .................................................................................................................................. 334.2 Command Categories ................................................................................................................................................... 344.3 Sensor Output Format ................................................................................................................................................. 354.3.1 Selecting TDI or Area Mode Operation .................................................................................................. 354.2 Selecting the Number of CCD Integration Stages...................................................................................... 364.3.3 Setting the Camera’s CCD Shift Direction .............................................................................................. 374.3.4 Increasing Sensitivity with Binning ........................................................................................................ 384.3.5 Exposure Mode and Line/Frame Rate .................................................................................................... 404.4 Camera Output Format ................................................................................................................................................ 434.4.1 How to Configure Camera Output .......................................................................................................... 434.4.2 Setting the Camera Link Mode............................................................................................................... 484.4.3 Setting the Camera Throughput............................................................................................................. 494.4.4 Setting the Pixel Readout Direction ....................................................................................................... 494.4.5 Setting a Pretrigger ............................................................................................................................... 514.5 Data Processing ........................................................................................................................................................... 51All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com