JAI CV-A1 User Manual

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CV-A1
 
6.6. Pulse Width Control Mode  
In this mode the exposure starts from the leading edge of the trigger pulse. It stops at the 
trailing edge of the trigger pulse, and the resulting video is read out. The accumulation can be 
either H synchronous or H asynchronous. HC=0 or HC=1. In H synchronous mode the accumulation 
starts at the first HD pulse after the leading edge of the trigger. It can result in <1H jitter if the 
trigger is not synchronized to H. In H asynchronous mode the accumulation starts immediately 
after the leading edge of the trigger. (The internal H is not reset.)   
This mode will operate with full and partial scanning and with all binning modes. Partial 
scanning together with binning will work, but it is not described, and no timing diagrams are 
documented.  An EEN pulse will indicate the active accumulation time, and a WEN pulse 
indicates that the resulting video is being read out. 
 
To use this mode:  
Set function: 
Trigger mode “Pulse Width Controlled”  
TR = 2 
 
 
“H accumulation” 
HC=0 or HC=1 
 
Polarity and other functions 
Input: 
Ext. trigger to pin 5 on 6 pin connector (or pin 11 on 12-pin connector).  
 
Ext. HD to pin 6 on12-pin connector. (If used). 
  
Important notes on using this mode.
 
•  With HC=0 the start of exposure will start synchronized to the internal H signal. The start 
may be shifted max 1H. To avoid this shift (1 H jitter), synchronize the camera to an 
external HD and make sure that the trigger pulse aligns to the HD as shown in fig. 17. 
With HC=1 the exposure will start immediately. Refer to fig. 18 and fig. 19.  
•  The duration of the trigger can be >1H to <2000H. 
•  A new trigger must not be applied before WEN is high. 
•  In trigger modes there are no continuous VD out, only after each trigger input. 
 
No equalize and serration pulses.
 
 
Table showing the figures for the different modes. 
 
Scan mode 
CCD array line #
 
Effective video 
Max frame rate 
fps 
Remarks 
Full  
10H  14H  4 to 1038 
1035H 
18H 
15 
 
1/2 Partial 
17H  33H  271 to 783 
513H 
25H 
28 
 
1/3 Partial 
17H  33H  357 to 697 
341H 
25H 
40 
 
1/6 Partial 
17H  33H  442 to 612 
171H 
25H 
66 
 
H binning 
10H  14H  4 to 1038 
1035H 
18H 
15 
 
V binning 
10H 14H 18 
to 
1019 
501H 
18H 
30 
 
V+H binning  10H 14H 18 
to 
1019 
501H 
18H 
30 
 
 
Fig. 21. Pulse Width Control trigger mode  
 
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