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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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About this Manual
9
1 Grasshopper3 PGE Specifications
12
GS3-PGE-23S6 Specifications
12
GS3-PGE-50S5 Specifications
13
GS3-PGE-60S6 Specifications
14
GS3-PGE-91S6 Specifications
15
Analog-To-Digital Converter (ADC)
16
2 Grasshopper3 PGE Installation
17
Before You Install
17
Will Your System Configuration Support the Camera
17
Do You Have All the Parts You Need
17
Do You Have a Downloads Account
17
Installing Your Interface Card and Software
18
Installing Your Camera
20
Configuring Camera Setup
22
Configuring Camera Drivers
22
Configuring the IP Address
22
Allocating Bandwidth
23
Packet Size
23
Packet Delay
24
Determining Bandwidth Requirements
24
Configuring Other Network Settings
25
Stream Channel Destination Address
26
Heartbeat
26
3 Tools to Control the Grasshopper3 PGE
27
Using Flycapture
27
Flycap Program
27
Custom Applications Built with the Flycapture API
27
Using Genicam Applications
27
Using Gige Vision Bootstrap Registers
28
Using Control and Status Registers
28
4 Grasshopper3 PGE Physical Interface
30
Grasshopper3 PGE Physical Description
30
Grasshopper3 PGE Dimensions
31
Mounting with the Case or Mounting Bracket
32
Lens Mounting
32
Back Flange Distance
33
Handling Precautions and Camera Care
34
Case Temperature and Heat Dissipation
34
Dust Protection
35
Infrared Cut-Off Filters
36
Camera Interface and Connectors
37
Ethernet Connector
37
Interface Cables
37
Interface Card
37
General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
37
5 General Grasshopper3 PGE Operation
39
Powering the Camera
39
User Sets (Memory Channels)
40
Genicam User Set Control
40
On-Camera Frame Buffer
41
Non-Volatile Flash Memory
41
Camera Firmware
42
Determining Firmware Version
42
Upgrading Camera Firmware
42
6 Input/Output Control
43
General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
43
GPIO Modes
44
GPIO Mode 0: Input
44
GPIO Mode 1: Output
44
GPIO Mode 2: Asynchronous (External) Trigger
44
GPIO Mode 3: Strobe
44
GPIO Mode 4: Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
44
Genicam Digital Input/Output Control
45
Programmable Strobe Output
46
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
47
Serial Communication
48
Debouncer
49
GPIO Electrical Characteristics
50
7 Image Acquisition
53
Asynchronous Triggering
53
Genicam Acquisition Control
53
Standard External Trigger (Mode 0)
55
Bulb Shutter Trigger (Mode 1)
56
Skip Frames Trigger (Mode 3)
57
Low Smear Trigger (Mode 13)
58
Overlapped Exposure Readout Trigger (Mode 14)
59
Multi-Shot Trigger (Mode 15)
60
External Trigger Timing
61
Camera Behavior between Triggers
61
Changing Video Modes While Triggering
62
Asynchronous Software Triggering
63
8 Grasshopper3 PGE Attributes
64
Pixel Formats
64
Raw
64
Mono
64
Rgb
64
Yuv
64
Video Modes Overview
66
Grasshopper3 PGE Video Mode Descriptions
67
Genicam Image Format Control
69
Frame Rates
71
Calculating Maximum Possible Frame Rate
71
GS3-PGE-23S6 Frame Rates by Video Mode
72
Gs3-Pge-23S6M
72
Gs3-Pge-23S6C
72
GS3-PGE-50S5 Frame Rates by Video Mode
74
Gs3-Pge-50S5M
74
Gs3-Pge-50S5C
74
GS3-PGE-60S6 Frame Rates by Video Mode
75
Gs3-Pge-60S6M
75
Gs3-Pge-60S6C
75
GS3-PGE-91S6 Frame Rates by Video Mode
77
Gs3-Pge-91S6M
77
Gs3-Pge-91S6C
77
Readout Method (Shutter Type)
79
Global Shutter
79
Overview of Imaging Parameters
80
Genicam Analog Control
81
Brightness
82
Exposure Time
82
Gain
83
Auto Exposure
84
Sharpness
85
Gamma and Lookup Table
85
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Imaging
86
Image Flip/Mirror
87
Embedded Image Information
87
White Balance
88
Bayer Color Processing
90
Hue
91
Saturation
91
9 Troubleshooting
92
Downloads and Support
92
Finding Information
92
Contacting Technical Support
92
Camera Diagnostics
93
Status Indicator LED
93
Test Pattern
94
Channel Balancing
95
Blemish Pixel Artifacts
96
Pixel Defect Correction
96
Vertical Smear Artifact
97
Smear Reduction
97
A Flycapture API Code Samples
98
Setting a GPIO Pin to Strobe Using the Flycapture API
98
Setting a Standard Video Mode, Format and Frame Rate Using the Flycapture API
98
Asynchronous Hardware Triggering Using the Flycapture API
98
Setting Brightness Using the Flycapture API
99
Setting Shutter Using the Flycapture API
99
Setting Gain Using the Flycapture API
100
Setting Auto Exposure Using the Flycapture API
100
Setting Sharpness Using the Flycapture API
101
Setting Gamma Using the Flycapture API
101
Setting White Balance Using the Flycapture API
102
Accessing Raw Bayer Data Using Flycapture
103
Setting Hue Using the Flycapture API
103
Setting Saturation Using the Flycapture API
103
B Flycapture SDK Examples
105
Asynctriggerex
105
Buseventsex
105
Customimageex
105
Extendedshutterex
106
Flycap2Cameracontrol
106
Flycap2_Gtkmm
106
Flycap2Mfc
107
Flycapture2Gui
107
Flycapture2Simplegui_Wpf
107
Flycapture2Test
107
Gigegrabex
108
Grabcallbackex
108
Highdynamicrangeex
108
Imageeventex
108
Multiplecameraex
110
Multiplecamerawritetodiskex
110
Multisyncex
110
Saveimagetoaviex
111
Saveimagetoflashex
111
Serialportex
111
C Genicam Features
112
Device Control
112
Analog Control
113
Image Format Control
114
Acquisition Control
115
Digital Input Output Control
117
Transport Layer Control
118
User Set Control
122
Chunk Data Control
122
LUT Control
123
D Gige Vision Bootstrap Registers
124
E Control and Status Registers
126
IMAGE_RETRANSMIT: 634H
126
GPIO_XTRA: 1104H
127
FRAME_INFO: 12F8H
127
INITIALIZE: 000H
128
TEMPERATURE: 82Ch
128
VMODE_ERROR_STATUS: 628H
129
CAMERA_LOG: 1D00 - 1Dffh
129
LED_CTRL: 1A14H
129
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FLIR GRASSHOPPER 3 Series Specifications
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Model
GRASSHOPPER 3 Series
Category
Digital Camera
Language
English
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