3 Spyder2 User’s Manual
03-032-10091-06 Teledyne DALSA
Contents
Introduction to the Spyder2 Line Scan Camera _____________________________________ 5
1.1 Camera Highlights .............................................................................................. 5
1.2 Image Sensors ................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Camera Performance Specifications ................................................................. 6
Camera Hardware Interface ____________________________________________________ 10
2.1 Installation Overview .......................................................................................... 10
2.2 Input / Output Connectors and LED ................................................................... 10
2.3 Timing ................................................................................................................ 15
Software Interface: How to Control the Camera _____________________________________ 18
3.1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 18
3.2 Command Format .............................................................................................. 19
3.3 Processing Chain ............................................................................................... 19
3.4 Startup ................................................................................................................ 20
3.5 Saving and Restoring Settings ........................................................................... 20
3.6 Setting Baud Rate .............................................................................................. 21
3.7 Setting the Data Mode........................................................................................ 21
3.8 Setting the Video Mode ...................................................................................... 21
3.9 Setting Line Rate and Exposure Mode .............................................................. 22
3.10 Setting a Region of Interest .............................................................................. 24
3.11 Returning Video Information ............................................................................ 24
3.12 Optimizing Offset Performance ........................................................................ 26
3.13 Setting Gains .................................................................................................... 28
3.14 How to Calibrate the Camera ........................................................................... 29
3.15 Setting and Reading FPN Coefficients ............................................................. 32
3.16 Setting and Reading PRNU Coefficients .......................................................... 33
3.17 Test Patterns and End of Line Sequence ........................................................ 33
3.18 Monitoring the Camera ..................................................................................... 34
3.19 Rebooting the Camera ..................................................................................... 36
3.20 Setting the Pre-trigger ...................................................................................... 36
Optical, Mechanical, and Thermal Considerations ___________________________________ 37
4.1 Mechanical Interface .......................................................................................... 37
CCD Handling Instructions _____________________________________________________ 42
5.1 Electrostatic Discharge and the CCD Sensor .................................................... 42