Foreword
Contents
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1 General Information 11
111.1 Safety
121.2 Ordering Codes and Accessories
121.3 Requirements
141.4 DCx Camera Family
151.5 Contents
161.6 What's New in this Version?
2 Camera Basics 17
172.1 Operating Modes
172.1.1 Freerun Mode
192.1.2 Trigger Mode
202.1.3 Standby
212.2 Image Display Modes
232.3 Sensor
232.3.1 Sensor Sizes
242.3.2 Micro Lenses
262.3.3 Color Filter (Bayer filter)
282.3.4 Hot Pixels
302.3.5 Shutter Methods
332.3.6 Line Scan Mode
342.4 Reading Out Partial Images
342.4.1 Area of Interest (AOI)
372.4.2 Subsampling
382.4.3 Binning
392.5 Digitizing Images
392.5.1 Characteristics and LUT
412.5.2 Bit Depth and Digital Contrast Adjustment
442.6 Camera Parameters
442.6.1 Pixel Clock, Frame Rate, Exposure Time
442.6.2 Gain and Offset
452.6.3 Automatic Image Control
462.6.4 Applying New Parameters
462.7 Firmware and Camera Start
472.8 Digital Inputs / Outputs
472.8.1 Using Digital Inputs/Outputs
472.8.2 Flash Timing (Trigger Mode)
492.8.3 Flash Timing (Freerun Mode)
502.8.4 Serial Interface RS-232 (DC3240x only)