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1.4.8

Trigger Mode is also used to enable the

Ex-Trig exposure start control; enabling users to select rising or falling edge

triggering and to assign a physical input port to receive the Ex-Trig signal.

The Ex-Trig signal can be periodic or non-periodic. When the camera is

operating under control of an Ex-Trig signal, the period of the Ex-Trig signal

determines the camera’s frame rate:

1 / Ex-Trig period per second = frame rate

For example, if you are operating a camera with an Ex-Trig signal period of

20ms (0.02s):

When programmable mode is selected, the length of the exposure is

determined by the shutter setting described in “1.4.6 Shutter (Exposure)”. If

the camera is set for rising edge triggering, exposure starts when the

Ex-Trig signal rises. If the camera is set for falling edge triggering, exposure

starts when the Ex-Trig signal falls.

External Trigger

The external trigger (Ex-Trig) input signal can be used to control the start of

exposure. A rising edge or a falling edge can also be used to trigger

exposure start. The External

1/0.02 = 50 fps

So in this case, the frame rate is 50fps

The minimum high time for a rising edge trigger (or low time for a falling

edge trigger) is 1us.

Exposure Modes

If you are triggering the camera with an Ex-Trig signal, two exposure modes

are available, programmable mode and level controlled mode.

Programmable Exposure Mode

Figure 1-11: Programmable Exposure with rising edge triggering

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