Table of Contents
pco.edge User Manual V1.03 © PCO AG, Germany
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ..................................................................... 5
2 Safety Instructions .......................................................... 7
3 System Components ....................................................... 8
Camera Head and Accessories
LEDs indicating Camera Status
4 Installation ....................................................................... 9
Computer Requirements
Frame Grabber (Camera Link) / USB 3.0 Installation
Software Installation (pco.camware)
5 Quick Start ..................................................................... 10
6 Camera Control for the pco.edge ................................ 11
6.1 The “Camera Control” window ........................................ 11
How to open the Camera Control window
Information Field (Displayed Camera Information)
6.2 The Timing tab ................................................................ 12
Trigger Modes explained
6.2.1 Rolling Shutter – Timing Details .................................. 14
6.2.2 Global Shutter – Timing Details ................................... 19
6.2.3 Global Reset – Timing Details ..................................... 22
6.3 The Sensor (Size) tab....................................................... 24
Binning
Region of Interest (ROI)
Sensor Format
6.4 The Sensor (Misc.) tab ..................................................... 25
Pixelclock
Spurious Noise Filter (“Blinkers”)
Conversion Factor
Electronics and Sensor Temperature Information
6.5 The Recording tab ........................................................... 26
Recorder Modes (sequence / ring buffer)
Acquire Mode (disable recording externally)
Sequence Trigger
Time Stamp
6.6 The In/Out Signals tab ..................................................... 29
Hardware Signal Input and Output