Cheetah Pregius Camera with Camera Link
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User Manual
July 6, 2018
Page
31
of
64
Rev 1.1
Digital Gain:
Increases image brightness by multiplying the data by a fixed number (1.0x
to 4.0x in 0.001x increments).
Digital Offset:
Digital Offset increases the image brightness by adding a fixed number (a
count) to data (-511 to +511 in 1-step increments).
Black Level Mode
. Enables setting the black level. Black Level Mode options are User and
Auto. Use the slider to adjust the black level from 0 to full-scale. (Response is non-linear).
Choose Auto mode with value of 5 to optimize dynamic range without black level clipping
for short exposures and 10 to 15 for long exposures.
Exposure Mode
: Use the following to set the camera exposure:
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Off
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Sets the exposure time equal to the frame period.
•
Pulse Width
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Sets the exposure time equal to the trigger
’s
input pulse width.
•
Internal
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Sets the internal camera timer control exposure based on the Exposure
Time setting. Use the slider to adjust the Exposure Time from 0 to one frame
time in microseconds.
Figure 22: Set exposure time in microseconds.
Frame Time
: This is the time required to read out the entire frame. Select the check box
to enable Frame Time control. You can set the value from 0 to 16,777,215 microseconds
(~16.8 seconds).
Figure 23: Frame time settings.
Line Time
: This feature is disabled at this time.
