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Operation
TM-250 Miniature CCD Camera
• Reset-Restart Mode
Frame Integration Mode
Field Integration Mode
• Reset-Restart Mode with Electronic Shutter
Frame Integration Mode
Field Integration Mode
• Integration Mode (Strobe application)
3.3.1 Standard Interlace Mode
3.3.1 (a) Field Mode and Frame Mode
The field and frame integration mode is selectable. The frame integration is used to separate all CCD
pixels and the exposure of Odd and Even fields generate the full frame image shown in the figure below.
3.3.1 (b) Field Mode Binning
The field integration is done by combining two pixel rows (binning) together, each pair alternating as
interlace scan is generated. Row 1 is binned with row 2, and row 3 is binned with row 4. In Field 2, row
2 is binned with row 3, row 4 with row 5, and so on. Field mode is very effective in shutter mode
because the pixel sensitivity is doubled for field integration (1/60 sec) and equals frame mode (one row
at 1/30 sec). Because Shutter mode is only one field output per shutter and darker than normal image,
two-row binning is effective. This mode also reduces interlace moire when a sharp horizontal pattern is
observed. For higher pixel definition such as gauging and sub-pixel interpolation, Frame mode
operation is recommended.
3.3.2 Cyclic (Continuous) Shutter Mode
With back-plate shutter control, the TM-250 operates at the internally predefined shutter speeds. Each
field output is exposed for the same period. The shutter control varies the substrate discharge timing.
The duration between the shutter pulse and transfer gate timing (11H from VD edge) decides the
exposure time (16H for CCIR). The following three cyclic shutter modes are available:
• High-Speed Cyclic Shutter mode
• Trigger Position Reset/Restart Shutter mode
• Trigger Width Reset/Restart Shutter mode
Contact PULNiX for timing charts of various cyclic shutter modes.
3.3.3 Asynchronous Reset and Asynchronous Shutter
By supplying VINIT pulse on pin #6, the camera can be reset asynchronously. In this mode, when
VINIT is kept high, it continuously discharges the CCD and outputs the field video signal upon the
negative going edge. The output stays continuous during VINIT low. The first field output is always
Odd.
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