
Spyder3 Color Manual 3
DALSA 03-032-20059-01
Contents
1Introduction _______________________________________________________ 5
1.1 Camera Highlights.......................................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Camera Performance Specifications ............................................................................................................................7
1.3 Image Sensor...............................................................................................................................................................9
1.4 Responsivity.................................................................................................................................................................9
2Setting Up the Camera ________________________________________________ 11
2.1 Installation Overview...................................................................................................................................................11
2.2 Input / Output Connectors and LED.............................................................................................................................11
2.3 Power Connector..........................................................................................................................................................12
2.4 Camera LED.................................................................................................................................................................13
2.5 Camera Link Data Connector ......................................................................................................................................13
2.6 Camera Link Video Timing..........................................................................................................................................16
3Optical, Mechanical, and Electrical Considerations _____________________________ 19
3.1 Mechanical Interface....................................................................................................................................................19
3.2 Optical Interface ..........................................................................................................................................................21
3.3 Electrical Interface .......................................................................................................................................................23
4Software Interface ___________________________________________________ 25
4.1 Spyder3 Camera Link ASCII Commands......................................................................................................................25
4.2 First Power Up Camera Settings..................................................................................................................................26
4.3 Sensor Output Format.................................................................................................................................................29
4.4 Exposure Mode, Line Rate and Exposure Time ...........................................................................................................31
4.5 Color Commands .........................................................................................................................................................40
4.6 Data Processing...........................................................................................................................................................42
4.7 Analog and Digital Signal Processing Chain...............................................................................................................43
4.8 End-of-line Sequence ..................................................................................................................................................50
4.9 Saving and Restoring Settings.....................................................................................................................................52
4.10 Saving and Restoring PRNU and FPN Coefficients....................................................................................................53
4.11 Saving and Restoring User Settings Using X-Modem................................................................................................54
4.12 Test Patterns..............................................................................................................................................................59
4.13 Returning Video Information ....................................................................................................................................60
4.14 Temperature Measurement.......................................................................................................................................61
4.15 Voltage Measurement................................................................................................................................................61
4.16 Camera Frequency Measurement..............................................................................................................................62
4.17 Returning the LED Status ..........................................................................................................................................62
4.18 Returning Camera Settings .......................................................................................................................................62