vi • Contents Nano Series GigE Vision Camera
Synchronous Mode – Exposure Timing Specifications .................................... 120
Reset Mode – Single Frame Exposure ......................................................... 121
Reset Mode – 2 Frame Burst Exposure ....................................................... 121
Reset Mode – Exposure Timing Specifications .............................................. 122
Additional Exposure Features .................................................................... 122
Sensor Exposure Timing: OnSemi Python Models ................................... 123
Trigger Characteristics: Start of Exposure .................................................. 123
AUTO-BRIGHTNESS CONTROL CATEGORY ........................................................... 124
Auto-Brightness Feature Descriptions ................................................... 124
Using Auto-Brightness ....................................................................... 126
General Preparation................................................................................. 126
Auto-Brightness with Frame Luminance Averaging ....................................... 127
Auto-Gain .............................................................................................. 127
Auto-Brightness by using Auto-Exposure and Auto-Gain ............................... 127
I/O CONTROL CATEGORY ............................................................................. 128
I/O Control Feature Descriptions ......................................................... 129
I/O Module Block Diagram ........................................................................ 133
Trigger Mode Details ................................................................................ 133
Trigger Source Types (Trigger Mode=On) ................................................... 134
Input Line Details .................................................................................... 134
Trigger Overlap: Feature Details ................................................................ 135
Output Line Details .................................................................................. 142
Output High and Output Low Block Diagram ................................................ 142
COUNTER AND TIMER CONTROL CATEGORY ......................................................... 143
Counter and Timer Control Feature Description ...................................... 143
Counter and Timer Group Block Diagram .................................................... 147
Example: Counter Start Source = OFF ....................................................... 148
Example: Counter Start Source = CounterEnd (itself) ................................... 148
Example: CounterStartSource = EVENT and Signal (Edge Base) ..................... 149
Example: CounterStartSource = Line (Edge Base) Example ........................... 149
Example: Counting Elapse Time ................................................................ 150
ADVANCED PROCESSING CONTROL CATEGORY ..................................................... 151
Advanced Processing Control Feature Descriptions ................................. 151
Lookup Table (LUT) Overview ............................................................. 154
LUT Size vs. Output Pixel Format ............................................................... 154
Gamma Correction Factor ......................................................................... 155
Defective Pixel Replacement (Method 3) ............................................... 156
Example User Defective Pixel Map XML File ................................................. 156
Defective Pixel Replacement Algorithm Description ...................................... 157
COLOR PROCESSING CONTROL CATEGORY .......................................................... 158
Color Processing Control Feature Description ......................................... 158
Color Processing Functional Overview ................................................... 159
White Balance Operation .......................................................................... 160
Simplified RGB Design Firmware Block Diagram ........................................... 160
Saturation and Luminance Operation ......................................................... 161
FLAT FIELD CORRECTION CATEGORY ................................................................. 162
Flat Field Correction Feature Description ............................................... 162
CYCLING PRESET MODE CONTROL CATEGORY ...................................................... 164
Cycling Preset Mode Control Feature Description .................................... 165
Using Cycling Presets—a Simple Example ............................................. 169
Multi-Exposure Cycling Example Setup ....................................................... 169
Cycling Reset Timing Details ............................................................... 170
Case 1: Cycling with Internal Synchronous Increment .................................. 170
Case 2: Cycling with External Asynchronous Increment ................................ 170
Using Cycling Presets with Output Controls ........................................... 171
Feature Settings for this Example .............................................................. 171