
Spyder3 GigE Vision SG-14 Monochrome Cameras User’s Manual 33
Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20123-01
Timing: Exposure and Synchronization
Image exposures are initiated by an event. The trigger event is either the camera's programmable internal
clock used in free running mode, an external input used for synchronizing exposures to external triggers,
or a programmed function call message by the controlling computer.
Trigger commands are available as members of the Sensor Control set.
GigE Vision Input Controls
The state of the line trigger. If OFF, then the line trigger is
internally generated. If ON, then triggered by an external
signal.
The external source that causes a line trigger. The line
trigger is from the GPIO_PIN0. This feature is available
only when Line Trigger Mode is set to ON.
Determines the type of signal (high or low) that will cause
a line trigger. Line Trigger Mode must be ON.
External Line Trigger Frequency
Reads the external line trigger frequency. NOTE: The
camera cannot detect frequency less than 5 Hz and will
display 1 if it cannot detect a signal. This feature is
available when the Line Trigger Mode is set o ON and
Sensor Direction Control is set to External.
The three trigger modes are described here:
Free running (trigger disabled)
The camera free-running mode has a programmable internal timer for line rate and a programmable
exposure period. Line rate is 0.1 fps to the maximum supported by the sensor. Exposures range from the
sensor minimum to a maximum also dependent on the current line rate. This always uses Synchronous
mode where exposure is aligned to the sensor horizontal line timing.
External trigger
Exposures are controlled by an external trigger signal. External signals are isolated by an opto-coupler
input with a time programmable debounce circuit. The following section provides information on
external trigger timing.
Software trigger
An exposure trigger is sent as a control command via the network connection. Software triggers can not
be considered time accurate due to network latency and sequential command jitter. But a software trigger
is more responsive than calling a single-line acquisition (Snap command) since the latter must validate
the acquisition parameters and modify on-board buffer allocation if the buffer size has changed since the
last acquisition.
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