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Contents The Piranha XL XDR Camera
Selecting 16,352 or 16,384 Active Pixels of Image Data* 31
ACHIEVING FASTER SCAN SPEEDS WHEN LOWER IMAGE RESOLUTION IS ACCEPTABLE
(BINNING) 32
Using Area of Interest to Reduce Image Data & Enhance Performance 33
Steps to Setup Area of Interest 33
The Rules for Setting Areas of Interest 34
INCREASING DYNAMIC RANGE (LUT) 35
CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT 35
HELP WITH LENS FOCUSING &CAMERA ALIGNMENT 36
Establish Optimum focus 36
Ensuring Rows are Aligned to the Object Motion 36
CHANGING OUTPUT CONFIGURATION 39
Bit Resolution 39
Camera Link HS Lane Selection 39
Using Two CLHS Cables 39
Using Fiber Modules 40
SAVING &RESTORING CAMERA SETUP CONFIGURATIONS 40
Active Settings for Current Operation 41
User Setting 41
Factory Settings 41
Default Setting 42
APPENDIX A: GENICAM COMMANDS 43
Camera Information Category 43
Camera Information Feature Descriptions 44
Built-In Self-Test Codes (BIST) 47
Camera Power-Up Configuration Selection Dialog 47
Camera Power-up Configuration 47
User Set Configuration Management 47
Camera Control Category 47
Camera Control Feature Descriptions 48
Digital I / O Control Feature Descriptions 49
Flat Field Category 50
Flat Field Control Feature Description 51
Image Format Control Category 54
Image Format Control Feature Description 54
Transport Layer Control Category 56
Transport Layer Feature Descriptions 56
Acquisition and Transfer Control Category 58
Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions 58
File Access Control Category 58
File Access Control Feature Descriptions 59
File Access via the CamExpert Tool 61
Download a List of Camera Parameters 61
APPENDIX B: TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE 62
Diagnostic Tools 62
Camera Data File 62
Voltage & Temperature Measurement 62
Test Patterns – What can they indicate 62
Built-In Self-Test Codes 62
Status LED 63
RESOLVING CAMERA ISSUES 64
Communications 64
Image Quality Issues 65
Power Supply Issues 71
