The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required. Additionally the Device Version column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention (DFNC), versus the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC not shown).
The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group, not a firmware revision number. As Genie TS capabilities evolve the device version tag will increase, therefore identifying the supported function package. New features for a major device version release will be indicated by green text for easy identification.
Display Name Feature & Values Description Device
Version
& View
Device Scan Type DeviceScanType Defines the scan type of the device’s sensor.
Genie TS is an Areascan camera. (RO)
Areascan Areascan Device uses an Areascan sensor.
1.00 Beginner
Sensor Color Type sensorColorType Defines the camera sensor color type. (RO) Monochrome Sensor Monochrome Sensor color type is monochrome.
Bayer Sensor CFA_Bayer Sensor color type is Bayer.
1.00 DFNC Beginner
Input Pixel Size pixelSizeInput Size of the image input pixels, in bits per pixel.
(RO)
8 Bits/Pixel Bpp8 Sensor output data path is 8 bits per pixel.
10 Bits/Pixel Bpp10 Sensor output data path is 10 bits per pixel.
12 Bits/Pixel Bpp12 Sensor output data path is 12 bits per pixel.
1.00 DFNC Guru
Sensor Width SensorWidth Defines the sensor width in active pixels. (RO) 1.00
Expert
Sensor Height SensorHeight Defines the sensor height in active lines. (RO) 1.00
Expert Acquisition Frame Rate AcquisitionFrameRate Specifies the camera internal frame rate, in Hz.
Note that any user entered value is
automatically adjusted to a valid camera value.
1.00 Beginner
Auto-Brightness Mode autoBrightnessMode Sets the mode for the Auto-Brightness function.
Off Off Disable the auto-brightness mode.
Active Active Activates the auto-brightness mode when the AcquisitionStart or AcquisitionArm command is received.
1.10 DFNC Expert
Auto-Brightness Sequence autoBrightnessSequence Specifies the processing order for the auto-brightness algorithm. Gain, Iris, and Exposure are adjusted sequentially, in the selected order, to achieve the auto-brightness target value. If the Iris, Gain, or Exposure features are not available or disabled, that feature is ignored in the processing sequence.
Exposure \ Gain Exposure_Gain_Iris Adjust Exposure, Gain, Iris, in that order to achieve the auto-brightness target value.
Gain \ Exposure Gain_Exposure_Iris Adjust Gain, Exposure, Iris, in that order, to achieve the auto-brightness target value.
1.10 DFNC Expert
Auto-Brightness Target
Source autoBrightnessTargetSource Specifies the source image color plane(s) used by the Auto-Brightness algorithm to determine the brightness adjustment required to obtain the auto-brightness target value.
Luminance Luminance The luminance or Y component of the image is used as the auto-brightness target source.
Raw Bayer Pattern RawBayerPattern The Raw Bayer Pattern of the image is used as the auto-brightness target source.
1.10 DFNC Expert
Auto-Brightness Target autoBrightnessTarget Sets the target image grayscale value, in DN, for the auto-brightness algorithm. Features that use auto-brightness include ExposureAuto, GainAuto, and IrisAuto.
1.10 DFNC Expert
Auto-Brightness Target
Variation autoBrightnessTargetRangeVariation Sets the auto-brightness target Range Variation in (DN). An autoBrightnessTarget value within this range is considered valid and will not be compensated.
1.10 DFNC Expert
Auto-Brightness Algorithm autoBrightnessAlgorithm Specifies the auto-brightness algorithm used to calculate the brightness in the target image source plane(s).
Average Average The auto-brightness algorithm calculates the average luminance from the camera image and determines if the brightness should increase or decrease based on the requested target brightness.
Histogram Windowing HistogramWindowing The auto-brightness algorithm calculates the histogram in every image from the camera and determines if the brightness should increase or decrease based on the requested target brightness.
WindowingLowerBoundary Specify the lower area boundary (in percent) of the histogram data range, used to reach the target value.
WindowingUpperBoundary Specify the upper area boundary (in percent) of the histogram data range, used to reach the target value.
n Specifies the time delay between an image
brightness change from the
autoBrightnessTarget and when compensation of Gain/Exposure/Iris starts. This eliminates repetitive adjustments of short term brightness variations.
1.10 DFNC Expert
Auto-Brightness
Convergence Time autoBrightnessAlgoConvergenceTime Specifies the approximate maximum time the autoBrightnessAlgorithm should take to compensate the image brightness as defined by the autoBrightnessTarget. Actual times typically are less but may be somewhat more.
1.10 DFNC Expert
Auto-Brightness ROI
Selector autoBrightnessROISelector Selects the processing ROI for the Auto-Brightness algorithm.
Auto-Brightness ROI 1 autoBrightnessROI1 ROI 1
1.10 DFNC Expert Auto-Brightness ROI Mode autoBrightnessROIMode Activates the ROI specified by the
Auto-Brightness ROI Selector. When active, the Auto-Brightness algorithm limits analysis to this ROI image area to determine the
auto-brightness adjustments. By default the Auto-Brightness ROI Mode is set to Off.
Off Off The output image is used in the
Auto-Brightness algorithm.
Active Active The selected ROI is used in the auto-brightness algorithm.
1.10 DFNC Expert
Auto-Brightness ROI Width autoBrightnessROIWidth Specifies the ROI width for the currently
selected Auto-Brightness ROI. 1.10
DFNC Expert Auto-Brightness ROI
Height autoBrightnessROIHeight Specifies the ROI height for the currently
selected Auto-Brightness ROI. 1.10
DFNC Expert Auto-Brightness
ROI Offset X autoBrightnessROIOffsetX Specifies the ROI offset from the image origin along the X-axis for the currently selected Auto-Brightness ROI.
1.10 DFNC Expert Auto-Brightness
ROI Offset Y autoBrightnessROIOffsetY Specifies the ROI offset from the image origin along the Y-axis for the currently selected Auto-Brightness ROI.
1.10 DFNC Expert
Auto-Exposure ExposureAuto Sets the automatic exposure mode when the
ExposureMode feature is set to Timed. 1.10 Expert
Off Off Exposure duration is manually controlled using the ExposureTime feature.
Continuous Continuous Exposure duration is constantly adapted by the camera to meet the auto-brightness target pixel value. The initial starting exposure can be set by setting ExposureAuto to Off, changing the exposure time and then setting it back to Continuous.
Auto-Exposure Time Min
Value exposureAutoMinValue Sets the minimum exposure time value allowed by the user, in microseconds, for the Auto-Exposure function.
1.00 DFNC Expert Auto-Exposure Time Max
Value exposureAutoMaxValue Sets the maximum exposure time value
allowed by the user, in microseconds, for the Auto-Exposure function.
1.00 DFNC Expert
Exposure Mode ExposureMode Sets the operation mode for the camera’s
exposure (or shutter).
Timed Timed The exposure duration time is set using the Exposure Time feature and the exposure starts with aFrameStart event.
Trigger Width TriggerWidth Uses the width of the trigger signal pulse to control the exposure duration. Use the Trigger Activation feature to set the polarity of the trigger. The Trigger Width setting is applicable with the Trigger Selector feature set to Framestart. Note that the Line Inverter feature setting may affect the polarity of the trigger signal and is only available when
exposureAlignment = Reset.
1.00 Beginner
Exposure Alignment exposureAlignment Exposure Alignment specifies how the exposure is executed in relationship to the sensor capabilities and current frame trigger.
Synchronous Synchronous Exposure is synchronous to the internal timing of the sensor. The readout is concurrent to the exposure for the fastest possible frame rate.
When a valid trigger is received and the ExposureTime is shorter than the readout period, the ExposureStart event is latched in the previous frame’s readout. That is; the ExposureStartEvent is delayed and is initiated when the actual exposure starts such that the exposure ends and readout begins as soon as the previous readout has completed.
Reset Reset Sensor timing is reset to initiate exposure when a valid trigger is received. Readout is sequential to exposure, reducing the maximum achievable frame rates. That is, a trigger received during exposure or readout is ignored since data would be lost by performing a reset.
Synchronous_EOE Synchronous_EOE This mode is similar to the standard Synchronous mode described above. The difference being that this mode requires a continuous and fixed frequency trigger and is used with the Brightness or Auto-Exposure modes. The readout occurs only at the end of exposure. Use
ExposureTimeMaxValue to define the maximum possible exposure time which is followed by the frame readout. This mode is used to
synchronize readouts of multiple cameras having independent variable exposures.
1.11 DFNC Beginner
Reset_EOE Reset_EOE This mode is similar to the standard Reset mode described above. The difference being that this mode requires a continuous and fixed frequency trigger and is used with the Auto-Brightness or Auto-Exposure modes. The readout occurs only at the end of exposure. Use ExposureTimeMaxValue to define the maximum possible exposure time which is followed by the frame readout. This mode is used to
synchronize readouts of multiple cameras having independent variable exposures.
Exposure Delay exposureDelay Specifies the delay in microseconds (µs) to apply after the FrameStart event before starting the
ExposureStart event.
1.00 DFNC Beginner
Exposure Time ExposureTime Sets the exposure time (in microseconds) when
the Exposure Mode feature is set to Timed. 1.00 Beginner Exposure Time Max Value exposureTimeMaxValue User set maximum exposure time possible
between continuous triggers, when
exposureAlignment is set to Synchronous_EOE or Reset_EOE.
1.11 DFNC Expert
Gain Selector GainSelector Selects which gain is controlled when adjusting gain features.
Analog AnalogAll Apply an analog gain adjustment within the sensor to the entire image.
Digital DigitalAll Apply a digital gain adjustment to the entire image.
1.00 Beginner
Gain Gain Sets the selected gain as an amplification factor
applied to the image. 1.00
Beginner Automatic Gain Control GainAuto Controls the state of the automatic gain
control.
Off Off Gain is manually controlled using the Gain
feature.
Continuous Continuous Gain is constantly adjusted by the camera to meet the auto-brightness target pixel value.
The initial starting gain can be set by setting GainAuto to Off, changing the gain value and then setting it back to Continuous.
1.10 Beginner
Auto-Gain Max Value gainAutoMaxValue Sets the maximum gain multiplier value for the automatic gain algorithm. The automatic gain function is an amplification factor applied to the video signal to obtain the auto-brightness target value.
1.10 DFNC Expert
Auto-Gain Min Value gainAutoMinValue Sets the minimum gain multiplier value for the automatic gain algorithm. The automatic gain function is an amplification factor applied to the video signal to obtain the auto-brightness target value.
1.10 DFNC Expert
Black Level Selector BlackLevelSelector Selects which Black Level to adjust using the Black Level features.
Analog AnalogAll Sensor Dark Offset
1.00 Beginner
Black Level BlackLevel Controls the black level as an absolute physical value. This represents a DC offset applied to the video signal, in DN (digital number) units.
The Black Level Selector feature specifies the channel to adjust.
1.00 Beginner
MultiSlope Sensor
Response Mode multiSlopeSensorResponseMode Sets the enable state of the multi-slope response mechanism on the sensor.
Off Off Disable the MultiSlopeSensorResponseMode
feature.
Active Active Enable the MultiSlopeSensorResponseMode
feature.
1.00 DFNC Expert
MultiSlope Knee Selector multiSlopeKneeSelector Selects which multi-slope knee position to set.
Knee Point 1 KneePoint1 Selects the first knee point.
1.10 DFNC Expert
MultiSlope Knee Position X multiSlopeKneePositionX Sets the Multi-Slope Knee position as a % of
the exposure time. 1.11
DFNC Expert MultiSlope Knee Position Y multiSlopeKneePositionY Sets the Multi-Slope Knee position as a % of
the saturated luminance output. 1.10
DFNC Expert
Acquisition Frame Rate
(Raw) AcquisitionFrameRateRaw Controls the desired frame rate of the camera
in .001 Hz. 1.00
Invisible Black Level RAW BlackLevelRaw Controls the black level as an absolute physical
value. 1.00
Invisible Auto-Brightness Algorithm
Source autoBrightnessAlgoSource Specifies the source location of the Auto-Brightness algorithm.
Local Local The auto-brightness algorithm runs in the camera.
Ethernet Host The auto-brightness algorithm runs on a host machine via the Ethernet connection.
1.10 Invisible
DEV - Auto-Brightness
Algorithm IP Address autoBrightnessAlgoHostIPAddress Host computer IP address where the algorithm
TCP server is run. 1.10
Invisible DEV - Auto-Brightness
Algorithm IP Port autoBrightnessAlgoHostIPPort Host computer IP port where the algorithm TCP
server is run. 1.10
Invisible