Troubleshooting
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Basler L301kc
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6.2.2 Poor Quality Image
Use this chart if the image is poor quality, is completely white, or is completely black. If you get no
image at all when you attempt to capture an image with the frame grabber, use the chart that
appears in Section
Use the Camera Configuration ToolPlus (CCT+) to set the camera for test image one. Use
your frame grabber to capture an image and examine the image carefully. (Most frame
grabbers include software tools that allow you to see the individual values of each pixel in
the image and histograms that display distributions of the pixel values in the image.)
The pixel values in your captured test image should be exactly as described in Section
.
Also, if you capture several test images, the pixel values should be the same in all of the
captured test images.
Are the test images OK?
Contact Basler Technical Support. The contact numbers appear on the title page of this manual.
Before you call for support, be sure to make note of the camera settings and the frame grabber settings you are
using. You should also have a captured live image and a captured test image available. Technical support will
frequently request that you e-mail copies of these captured images.
Exit this chart.
Go to the interfacing
troubleshooting chart.
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Use the Camera menu on the CCT+ to copy the Factory
Set to the Work Set. Take the camera out of test image
mode and capture a normal image.
Is the problem still present?
One of the camera’s settings was
significantly misadjusted. Review the
camera manual to make sure that you
are setting the camera correctly.
No
Images are too
bright or too dark.
Images look noisy.
Other
image
problems.
Do the following:
Make sure that the lens cap has
been removed.
Check the lens aperture. If the
images are too dark, try opening the
aperture. Try closing the aperture if
they are too bright.
Check the exposure time. If the
images are too dark, try increasing
the exposure. Try decreasing the
exposure if they are too bright.
Check your light source. If the
images are too dark, try increasing
your light intensity. Try decreasing
the intensity if they are too bright.
Check your gain setting. If the
images are too dark, try increasing
the gain. Try decreasing the gain if
they are too bright.
Has the problem been corrected?
Do the following:
Make sure that you are using a DC
light source. Using an AC light
source can make images appear
noisy.
Make sure that the camera has
proper ventilation. If the camera
becomes extremely hot, it may
produce noisy images.
Check the exposure time. If you use
an extremely long exposure time,
the images can become noisy.
Check your gain setting. Using a
very low or a very high gain setting
can cause noisy images.
Examine the objects that you are
imaging. Objects with
characteristics such as changing
surface texture or reflectance will
produce images that appear noisy.
Has the problem been corrected?
No
Exit this chart.
Yes
No
The images have
colored “halos” around
letters and lines.
Exit this chart.
Yes
No
Do the following:
Check the setting of the
Spatial
Correction Starting Line
and the
Spatial Correction Delay in Lines
Make sure that these two
parameters are set correctly.
Check the Camera Operating
Requirements given in Section
and make sure that all of
the requirements outlined in this
section are met.
Check the System Design
Requirements given in Section
and make sure that all of
the requirements outlined in this
section are met.
Has the problem been corrected?
Summary of Contents for L301kc
Page 1: ...Basler L301kc USER S MANUAL Document Number DA00051806 Release Date 13 July 2007...
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Page 14: ...Introduction 1 6 Baslert L301kc DRAFT...
Page 20: ...Camera Interface 2 6 Basler L301kc DRAFT Figure 2 3 Camera Frame Grabber Interface...
Page 102: ...Configuring the Camera 4 32 Basler L301kc DRAFT...
Page 116: ...Troubleshooting 6 10 Basler L301kc DRAFT...
Page 118: ...Revision History ii Basler L301kc DRAFT...
Page 120: ...Feedback iv Basler L301kc DRAFT...
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