Scorpion Vision Software supports Matrox Iris GT smart camera family using the

• Mil9AreaScan.dll

The following cameras are tested and verified

• Matrox Iris GT1200

The driver will also support other area scan cameras connected using MIL 9.0 interface.

Prerequisites

• Scorpion Vision Software version 8 or higher

Property Pages: Frame Grabber

• Active DCF
  The user has to select valid DCF file. If 'Default' DCF is selected, then DCF specified by Matrox Mil setup will be used.
• Offset X
  This value sets the X offset (left offset) for the area of interest in pixels, i.e., the distance in pixels between the left side of the sensor and the left side of the image area.
• Offset Y
  This value sets the Y offset (top offset) for the area of interest, i.e., the distance in pixels between the top of the sensor and the top of the image area.
• Width
  This value sets the width of the area of interest in pixels.
• Height
  This value sets the height of the area of interest in pixels.
• Flip horizontally
  Flip the image horizontally.
• Flip vertically
  Flip the image vertically.
• Gain
  
• LUT
  Apply lookup table. Lookup table must follow some rules, see example. In drop down list choose column to use.
• Generate LUT
  Logarithmic LUT table generation.
• Log level
  Level 0 suppresses all messages.
  Level 1 issues error and warning messages.
  Levels 2,3,4 issue diagnostic messages. Beware that level 4 produces a lot of messages therefore should be used only on small size images for diagnostic purposes only.
• Also log into file.
  Write camera related messages into log file. Normally messages are written only on Scorpion console, provided console is enabled for camera messages.

Logarithmic LUT table generation

• MSB #
  Most significant bit.
• LSB #
  Least significant bit.
• Steepness
  Steepness parameter s.

Property Pages: Exposure/Trigger

• Exposure time
  Set active portion time of exposure in milliseconds.
• Exposure delay
  Set delay before active portion of the exposure in milliseconds.
• Enable tigger
  Set grab trigger detection state.
• Trigger source
  Set the source of the grab trigger:
  • Hardware Port 0
  • Software
• Trigger mode
  Set hardware trigger activation mode:
  • Rising
  • Falling

Property Pages: Input/Output

• Debounce time
  Set the debounce time applied to input signal number 0 to 3 and the trigger.
• Output signal
  Set the type of signal routed to an auxiliary output signal.
• Strobe timer
  Enable the strobe timer.
• Source
  Set the source of the strobe output signaling:
  • Exposure signal - the strobe signal generation will be synchronized with the exposure signal
  • Trigger signal - the strobe signal generation will be synchronized with the trigger signal
• Polarity
  Set polarity of the active portion of the strobe signal:
  • Level high
  • Level low
• Level
  Set strobe PMW level. The possible values are from 0 for 0.4% PWM to 255 for 100% PWM.
• Time
  Set active portion time of strobe in milliseconds. When the trigger signal used for the strobe signal generation, sets the length of strobe active period while the exposure signal is active.
• Delay
  Set delay before active portion of the strobe in milliseconds. When the trigger signal used for the strobe signal generation, sets the delay to use between trigger and start of strobe signal.
• Hi-drive mode
  To activate or not strobe PWM first period level in hi-drive mode.
• Hi-drive time
  Set strobe PWM first period hi-drive time in milliseconds.

ExecuteCmd support

Camera Property Access from python scripts

The following properties can be accessed via 'setProperty' and 'getProperty' commands:

• 'Continuous'
• 'Exposure'
• 'ExposureDelay'
• 'Gain'
• Input signals:
  • 'UserBit0'
  • 'UserBit1'
  • 'UserBit2'
  • 'UserBit3'
• Output signals:
  • 'UserBit4'
  • 'UserBit5'
  • 'UserBit6'
  • 'UserBit7'