Camfile Customization

Camera Parameters

As for any line-scan camera, the following camera parameters must be set according to the selected camera model:

Spectrum, TapConfiguration, TapGeometry, ColorMethod, DvalMode, ResetEdge, CC1Usage, CC2Usage, CC3Usage, CC4Usage, Hactive_Px and, HSyncAft_Tk.

For correct operation of the camera trigger overrun protection mechanism it is essential to carefully set the following parameters:

LineRate_Hz, ExposeMin_us, ExposeMax_us and, ResetDur.

To operate with bilinear line-scan cameras:
  • The 2-line synchronization mode must be enabled by setting TwoLineSynchronization to ENABLE.
  • The 2-line synchronization parity must be selected by setting TwoLineSynchronizationParity to ODD or EVEN. There is a phase-shift of 1 Exsync cycle between cameras set to ODD and cameras set EVEN.

Acquisition Control Parameters

As for any line-scan application, the following acquisition control parameters must be set according to the application needs: AcquisitionMode, TrigMode, NextTrigMode, EndTrigMode, BreakEffect, SeqLength_Pg, SeqLength_Ln and, PageLength_Ln.

The synchronized acquisition feature must be enabled on all synchronized channels:
  • On the master Channel: set SynchronizedAcquisition to MASTER.
  • On the slave Channels: set SynchronizedAcquisition to SLAVE.
In the particular case of Grablink DualBase, use the values LOCAL_MASTER and LOCAL_SLAVE instead of MASTER and SLAVE to use the built-in SyncBus interconnect between the two channels.

Trigger Control Parameters

As for any line-scan application, the following trigger and end trigger control parameters must be set according to the application needs: TrigCtl, TrigEdge, TrigFilter, TrigLine, EndTrigCtl, EndTrigEdge, EndTrigFilter and, EndTrigLine.

Exposure and Strobe Timing Parameters

As for any line-scan application, the following exposure and strobe control parameters must be set according to the application needs:

Expose_us, ExposeTrim, StrobeMode, StrobeDur and, PreStrobe_us.

Encoder Control Parameters

As for any line-scan application, the following encoder control parameters must be set according to the application needs: LineCaptureMode, LineRateMode, Period_us, PeriodTrim, LinePitch, EncoderPitch, ConverterTrim, OnMinSpeed, LineTrigCtl, LineTrigEdge, LineTrigFilter, LineTrigLine, RateDivisionFactor, ForwardDirection and, BackwardMotionCancellationMode.

Grabber Timing Parameters

As for any line-scan application, the following grabber configuration, timing and conditioning parameters must be set according to the application needs: GrabWindow, WindowX_Px and, OffsetX_Px.

Cluster Parameters

As for any line-scan application, the following cluster parameters must be set according to the application needs: ColorFormat and, ImageFlipX.