CHEETAH 3G-SDI Camera
November 16, 2017 Page 4 of 53 Rev 1.1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 About the 3G-SDI Camera .........................................................7
1.1 General ........................................................................................................7
1.1.1 Key Features .......................................................................................7
1.2 Technical Specifications...............................................................................8
1.3 Camera Configuration .................................................................................9
1.4 Ordering Information ..................................................................................9
2 Hardware................................................................................10
2.1 Camera Connectivity .................................................................................10
2.1.1 Pin Assignments................................................................................11
2.1.2. LED Status ........................................................................................11
Example .....................................................................................................12
2.1.3 Power Supply ....................................................................................12
2.2 Electrical Connectivity ...............................................................................14
2.3 Mechanicals...............................................................................................15
2.4 Optical .......................................................................................................17
2.5 Environmental ...........................................................................................17
3 Configuration Software...........................................................18
3.1 Overview ...................................................................................................18
3.2 Installing the Software ..............................................................................18
Installation.................................................................................................18
3.3 Starting CamConfig....................................................................................22
3.4 Main Window ............................................................................................23
3.4.1 Menu ................................................................................................23
3.4.2 View ..................................................................................................26
3.4.3 Help...................................................................................................26
3.5 Gain & Exposure Control ...........................................................................26
3.5.1 Exposure Control ..............................................................................27
3.5.2 Gain Control and Color Offset ..........................................................28
3.5.3 Automatic Exposure and Gain Controls............................................28
3.6 I/O Control.................................................................................................31
3.7 Strobe Control ...........................................................................................31
3.8 Image Control............................................................................................32
3.8.1 Gamma .............................................................................................33
3.8.2 Lookup Table ....................................................................................33
3.8.3 Enhancement....................................................................................34
3.9 Color Control .............................................................................................34
3.9.1 Adjusting White Balance...................................................................34
3.10 Output Control ........................................................................................35
3.10.1 Test Patterns...................................................................................37
3.10.2 Overlays ..........................................................................................38
4 Camera Features.....................................................................39
4.1 Exposure Control .......................................................................................39
4.2 Automatic Exposure Control .....................................................................39
4.3 Automatic Gain Control.............................................................................39
4.4 I/O Control.................................................................................................40
4.5 Strobe Control ...........................................................................................40
4.6 Gamma Control .........................................................................................40