ALLIED Vision Technologies Pike F-1600 - Manual (Page 187)

Description of the data path
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Camera timing behavior is like this:
If after end of time-out (10 seconds after Quick Format Change Mode) no
parameter update end is sent, all changes will become valid.
A new write event of parameter update begin starts time-out again.
Parameter-List Update
In the Parameter-List Update mode a complete list with IIDC addresses and
values of up to 64 parameters is sent to the camera.
• Host sends a list with parameters to the camera (advanced feature space)
• Microcontroller processes that list
• All parameters will become active for the same image
• Dependent on timing mode, the camera will:
– Standard Format Change Mode: use the previous parameters until the
new parameter set is copied to the FPGA
– Quick Format Change Mode (QFCM): waits until all parameters have
been copied to the FPGA and may interrupt an already started integra-
tion for a new integration with the new settings
Example of parameter list:
Fast Parameter Update Timing Quick Format Change Mode
After the parameter update stop command all
changed parameters are valid for the available next
image. Frame rate is constant. After the parameter update start command a cur-
rent transfer is interrupted. A started exposure will
be interrupted until the next parameter update
stop command. Exposure of the next image with
new parameters is started.
There may be a gap between two succeeding images
but images are always transmitted compeletely.
Table 55: Encapsulated Update (begin/end): comparison of standard timing and fast timing 2
Address Value
0xF0F0081C 0x80000100
0xF0F00820 0x800000ac
0xF0F00818 0x82000001
... ...
Table 56: Example of parameter list