Contents
Introduction to the Piranha HS-xx Camera______________________________________ 5
1.1 Camera Highlights.......................................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Camera Performance Specifications.............................................................................................................................7
1.3 Image Sensor...............................................................................................................................................................14
1.4 Responsivity.................................................................................................................................................................15
Camera Hardware Interface________________________________________________ 17
2.1 Installation Overview...................................................................................................................................................17
2.2 Input/Output Connectors and LED ...............................................................................................................................17
2.2.1 LED Status Indicator...............................................................................................................................19
2.2.2 Power Connector....................................................................................................................................19
2.2.3 Camera Link Data Connector.................................................................................................................20
2.3 Camera Link Video Timing..........................................................................................................................................22
Optical and Mechanical Considerations________________________________________ 25
3.1 Mechanical Interface ....................................................................................................................................................25
3.2 Lens Mounts.................................................................................................................................................................26
3.3 Optical Interface...........................................................................................................................................................27
Software Interface: How to Control the Camera __________________________________ 29
4.1 First Power Up Camera Settings..................................................................................................................................33
4.2 Command Categories...................................................................................................................................................34
4.3 Sensor Output Format .................................................................................................................................................35
4.3.1 Selecting TDI or Area Mode Operation ..................................................................................................35
4.2 Selecting the Number of CCD Integration Stages......................................................................................36
4.3.3 Setting the Camera’s CCD Shift Direction ..............................................................................................37
4.3.4 Increasing Sensitivity with Binning........................................................................................................38
4.3.5 Exposure Mode and Line/Frame Rate....................................................................................................40
4.4 Camera Output Format................................................................................................................................................43
4.4.1 How to Configure Camera Output..........................................................................................................43
4.4.2 Setting the Camera Link Mode...............................................................................................................48
4.4.3 Setting the Camera Throughput.............................................................................................................49
4.4.4 Setting the Pixel Readout Direction.......................................................................................................49
4.4.5 Setting a Pretrigger ...............................................................................................................................51
4.5 Data Processing ...........................................................................................................................................................51