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Technical Notes

Interpreting Signal-to-Noise Measurements
Description This tech note considers the interplay between dynamic range and camera gain for the PL-A740 series cameras.  All data shown in this report ...
Mon, 6 Feb, 2023 at 11:39 AM
Extended Shutter (Knee Points)
Extended shutter allows for a multiple slope integration to extend the dynamic range of the camera. The multiple slope operation is controlled using knee po...
Thu, 8 Oct, 2020 at 4:21 PM
Performance/Frame Loss Issues caused by Host System Power Saving Features
Power-Saving Features on Host Systems Power saving features added to the chipsets of some CPUs can interfere with data transmission. Adjusting the setti...
Fri, 17 May, 2019 at 3:05 PM
Image data is corrupt and images being displayed are broken or torn
Corrupt Images - Defined Corrupt (“broken”, “torn”, or “chopped”) images can occur for a number of different reasons, which are discussed in further det...
Mon, 28 Oct, 2019 at 4:20 PM
Extending the distance between a PixeLINK firewire camera and the controlling host system.
The following information describes and compares options for extending the length between PixeLINK FireWire cameras and a host controller beyond the maximum...
Fri, 17 May, 2019 at 3:16 PM
Trigger wait time
Problem: When the camera gets configured for triggering (i.e. hardware, free-running, and software), it will not respond to trigger requests immediately...
Fri, 17 May, 2019 at 4:42 PM
Synchronized Capture with PL-A741 Cameras
Applies to: PL-A741, PL-A741-BL, PL-A742, PL-A742-BL Description Synchronized image capture can be performed between two PL-A741 cameras, with simple c...
Tue, 21 May, 2019 at 11:16 AM
CCD vs CMOS
CCD (charge coupled device) and CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) image sensors are two different technologies for capturing images digitally. ...
Tue, 21 May, 2019 at 10:32 AM
Key differences between rolling shutter and frame (global) shutter
Some types of CCD image sensors, such as the interline CCDs used by some Pixelink Imaging Products, provide an electronic shutter mechanism known as a frame...
Mon, 8 Mar, 2021 at 12:54 PM
Using Sub-Windowing with GEV
Description The GEN<i>CAM standard provides an image sub-windowing mechanism as part of it’s required features identified in the Standard Feature N...
Mon, 24 Jun, 2019 at 12:19 PM