Using Line-Scan Acquisitions
This section describes the capabilities of MultiCam to acquire images from line-scan cameras. MultiCam provides an elaborate set of triggering capabilities and system interfaces.
The latest enhancements of MultiCam includes:
- LONGPAGE mode with fixed length up to 2,147,483,648 (= 231) lines.
- LONGPAGE mode with variable length up to 231 lines.
- Enhanced rate converter with overflow detection and activity detector.
Three fundamental operation modes are available for line-scan cameras: WEB, PAGE and LONGPAGE.
The WEB operation mode is intended for image acquisition of single continuous objects.
The PAGE and LONGPAGE operation modes are both intended for image acquisition of multiple discrete objects.
The LONGPAGE operation mode supports objects up to 2,147,483,648 lines while the classic PAGE operation mode is limited to objects up to 65,535 lines.
The LONGPAGE operation mode has the capability to acquire variable size objects as defined by a "Page Cover" signal.
The PAGE operation mode has the capability to terminate the Page acquisition sequence after a pre-defined number of objects. This feature is not available in LONGPAGE operation mode.