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Exposure Overlap Time Max#

The Exposure Overlap Time Max camera feature allows you to optimize overlapping image acquisition.

Using this parameter is especially useful if you want to maximize the camera's frame rate, i.e., if you want to trigger at the highest rate possible.

The parameter is only available if you operate the camera in Trigger Width or Trigger Controlled exposure mode.

Using the Feature#

How It Works#

You can use overlapping image acquisition to increase the camera's frame rate. With overlapping image acquisition, the exposure of a new image begins while the camera is still reading out the sensor data of the previous image.

In Trigger Width and Trigger Controlled exposure mode, the camera doesn't "know" how long the image will be exposed before the trigger period is complete. Because of that, the camera can't fully optimize overlapping image acquisition.

To avoid this problem, enter a value for the ExposureOverlapTimeMax parameter that represents the shortest exposure time you intend to use (in µs). This helps the camera to optimize overlapping image acquisition.

Info

If you have entered a value for the ExposureOverlapTimeMax parameter, make sure to never apply a trigger signal that is shorter than the given parameter value.

Setting the Exposure Overlap Time Max#

To optimize the camera's frame rate in Trigger Width or Trigger Controlled exposure mode:

  1. Set the TriggerMode parameter to TriggerWidth or TriggerControlled.
  2. Set the ExposureOverlapTimeMode parameter (if available) to Manual.
  3. Enter a value for the ExposureOverlapTimeMax parameter that represents the shortest exposure time you intend to use (in µs).

Example: Assume that you want to trigger the camera to apply exposure times in a range from 3000 μs to 5500 μs. In this case, set the camera's ExposureOverlapTimeMax parameter to 3000.

Additional Parameters#

On some camera models, the ExposureOverlapTimeMode parameter is available.

If the parameter is available, you can set it to one of the following values:

  • Automatic: The value of the ExposureOverlapTimeMax parameter is set to the maximum possible value and can't be modified. This is the default setting.
  • Manual: You can configure the ExposureOverlapTimeMax parameter as desired.

If the parameter is not available, the camera always operates in the "Manual" mode.

Specifics#

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Camera Model ExposureOverlapTimeMode Parameter Available
a2A640-240gmSWIR No
a2A640-240umSWIR No
a2A1280-80gmSWIR No
a2A1280-125umSWIR No
a2A1920-51gcBAS No
a2A1920-51gcPRO No
a2A1920-51gmBAS No
a2A1920-51gmPRO No
a2A1920-160ucBAS No
a2A1920-160ucPRO No
a2A1920-160umBAS No
a2A1920-160umPRO No
a2A1920-165g5cBAS No
a2A1920-165g5mBAS No
a2A2048-35gmSWIR No
a2A2048-110umSWIR No
a2A2440-98g5cBAS No
a2A2440-98g5mBAS No
a2A2448-23gcBAS No
a2A2448-23gcPRO No
a2A2448-23gmBAS No
a2A2448-23gmPRO No
a2A2448-75ucBAS No
a2A2448-75ucPRO No
a2A2448-75umBAS No
a2A2448-75umPRO No
a2A2448-105g5cBAS No
a2A2448-105g5mBAS No
a2A2448-120cc No
a2A2448-120cm No
a2A2448-210cc No
a2A2448-210cm No
a2A2560-20gmSWIR No
a2A2560-70umSWIR No
a2A2590-22gcBAS No
a2A2590-22gcPRO No
a2A2590-22gmBAS No
a2A2590-22gmPRO No
a2A2590-60ucBAS No
a2A2590-60ucPRO No
a2A2590-60umBAS No
a2A2590-60umPRO No
a2A2600-20gcBAS No
a2A2600-20gcPRO No
a2A2600-20gmBAS No
a2A2600-20gmPRO No
a2A2600-64ucBAS No
a2A2600-64ucPRO No
a2A2600-64umBAS No
a2A2600-64umPRO No
a2A2840-14gcBAS No
a2A2840-14gcPRO No
a2A2840-14gmBAS No
a2A2840-14gmPRO No
a2A2840-14gmUV No
a2A2840-48ucBAS No
a2A2840-48ucPRO No
a2A2840-48umBAS No
a2A2840-48umPRO No
a2A2840-48umUV No
a2A2840-67g5cBAS No
a2A2840-67g5mBAS No
a2A2840-67g5mUV No
a2A2840-86cc No
a2A2840-86cm No
a2A3840-13gcBAS No
a2A3840-13gcPRO No
a2A3840-13gmBAS No
a2A3840-13gmPRO No
a2A3840-45ucBAS No
a2A3840-45ucPRO No
a2A3840-45umBAS No
a2A3840-45umPRO No
a2A4096-9gcBAS No
a2A4096-9gcPRO No
a2A4096-9gmBAS No
a2A4096-9gmPRO No
a2A4096-30ucBAS No
a2A4096-30ucPRO No
a2A4096-30umBAS No
a2A4096-30umPRO No
a2A4096-44g5cBAS No
a2A4096-44g5mBAS No
a2A4096-67cc No
a2A4096-67cm No
a2A4200-12gcBAS No
a2A4200-12gcPRO No
a2A4200-12gmBAS No
a2A4200-12gmPRO No
a2A4200-40ucBAS No
a2A4200-40ucPRO No
a2A4200-40umBAS No
a2A4200-40umPRO No
a2A4504-5gcBAS No
a2A4504-5gcPRO No
a2A4504-5gmBAS No
a2A4504-5gmPRO No
a2A4504-18ucBAS No
a2A4504-18ucPRO No
a2A4504-18umBAS No
a2A4504-18umPRO No
a2A4504-27g5cBAS No
a2A4504-27g5mBAS No
a2A4504-42cc No
a2A4504-42cm No
a2A4508-6gcBAS No
a2A4508-6gcPRO No
a2A4508-6gmBAS No
a2A4508-6gmPRO No
a2A4508-20ucBAS No
a2A4508-20ucPRO No
a2A4508-20umBAS No
a2A4508-20umPRO No
a2A5320-7gcBAS No
a2A5320-7gcPRO No
a2A5320-7gmBAS No
a2A5320-7gmPRO No
a2A5320-23ucBAS No
a2A5320-23ucPRO No
a2A5320-23umBAS No
a2A5320-23umPRO No
a2A5320-34g5cBAS No
a2A5320-34g5mBAS No
a2A5320-52cc No
a2A5320-52cm No
a2A5328-4gcBAS No
a2A5328-4gcPRO No
a2A5328-4gmBAS No
a2A5328-4gmPRO No
a2A5328-15ucBAS No
a2A5328-15ucPRO No
a2A5328-15umBAS No
a2A5328-15umPRO No
a2A5328-22g5cBAS No
a2A5328-22g5mBAS No
a2A5328-35cc No
a2A5328-35cm No
acA640-121gm Yes
acA640-300gc Yes
acA640-300gm Yes
acA640-750uc Yes
acA640-750um Yes
acA720-290gc Yes
acA720-290gm Yes
acA720-520uc Yes
acA720-520um Yes
acA800-200gc Yes
acA800-200gm Yes
acA800-510uc Yes
acA800-510um Yes
acA1280-60gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1280-60gm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1300-60gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1300-60gm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1300-60gmNIR No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1300-75gc Yes
acA1300-75gm Yes
acA1300-200uc Yes
acA1300-200um Yes
acA1440-73gc Yes
acA1440-73gm Yes
acA1440-220uc Yes
acA1440-220um Yes
acA1600-20gc No
acA1600-20uc No
acA1600-60gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1600-60gm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1920-25gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1920-25gm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1920-25uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1920-25um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1920-40gc Yes
acA1920-40gm Yes
acA1920-40uc Yes
acA1920-40ucMED Yes
acA1920-40um Yes
acA1920-40umMED Yes
acA1920-48gc No
acA1920-48gm No
acA1920-50gc Yes
acA1920-50gm Yes
acA1920-150uc No
acA1920-150um No
acA1920-155uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1920-155ucMED No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1920-155um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA1920-155umMED No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA2000-50gc No
acA2000-50gm No
acA2000-165uc No
acA2000-165um No
acA2040-25gc No
acA2040-25gm No
acA2040-25gmNIR No
acA2040-35gc Yes
acA2040-35gm Yes
acA2040-55uc Yes
acA2040-55um Yes
acA2040-90uc No
acA2040-90um No
acA2040-90umNIR No
acA2040-120uc Yes
acA2040-120um Yes
acA2440-20gc Yes
acA2440-20gm Yes
acA2440-35uc Yes
acA2440-35ucMED Yes
acA2440-35um Yes
acA2440-35umMED Yes
acA2440-75uc Yes
acA2440-75ucMED Yes
acA2440-75um Yes
acA2440-75umMED Yes
acA2500-14gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA2500-14gm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA2500-14uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA2500-14um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA2500-20gc No
acA2500-20gcMED No
acA2500-20gm No
acA2500-20gmMED No
acA2500-60uc Yes
acA2500-60um Yes
acA3088-16gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA3088-16gm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA3088-57uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA3088-57ucMED No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA3088-57um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA3088-57umMED No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA3800-10gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA3800-10gm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA3800-14uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA3800-14um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA4024-8gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA4024-8gm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA4024-29uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA4024-29um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA4096-11gc Yes
acA4096-11gm Yes
acA4096-30uc Yes
acA4096-30ucMED Yes
acA4096-30um Yes
acA4096-30umMED Yes
acA4096-40uc Yes
acA4096-40ucMED Yes
acA4096-40um Yes
acA4096-40umMED Yes
acA4112-8gc Yes
acA4112-8gm Yes
acA4112-20uc Yes
acA4112-20ucMED Yes
acA4112-20um Yes
acA4112-20umMED Yes
acA4112-30uc Yes
acA4112-30ucMED Yes
acA4112-30um Yes
acA4112-30umMED Yes
acA5472-5gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA5472-5gm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA5472-17uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA5472-17ucMED No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA5472-17um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
acA5472-17umMED No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA1936-400cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA1936-400cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA2448-250cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA2448-250cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA2832-190cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA2832-190cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA4096-93cc No
boA4096-93cm No
boA4096-180cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA4096-180cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA4112-68cc No
boA4112-68cm No
boA4500-45cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA4500-45cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA4504-100cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA4504-100cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA5120-150cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA5120-150cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA5120-230cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA5120-230cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA5320-150cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA5320-150cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA5328-100cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA5328-100cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA6500-36cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA6500-36cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA8100-16cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA8100-16cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA9344-30cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA9344-30cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA9344-70cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA9344-70cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
boA13440-17cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
daA720-520uc No
daA720-520um No
daA1280-54uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
daA1280-54um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
daA1440-220uc No
daA1440-220um No
daA1600-60uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
daA1600-60um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
daA1920-15um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
daA1920-30uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
daA1920-30um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
daA1920-160uc No
daA1920-160um No
daA2448-70uc No
daA2448-70um No
daA2500-14uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
daA2500-14um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
daA3840-45uc No
daA3840-45um No
dmA720-290gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
dmA720-290gm No
dmA1440-73gc No
dmA1440-73gm No
dmA1920-51gc No
dmA1920-51gm No
puA1280-54uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
puA1280-54um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
puA1600-60uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
puA1600-60um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
puA1920-30uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
puA1920-30um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
puA2500-14uc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
puA2500-14um No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L2048-29gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L2048-58gm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L2048-62cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L2048-62g5c No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L2048-172cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L2048-172g5m No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L4096-14gc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L4096-29gm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L4096-42cc No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L4096-42g5c No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L4096-84cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L4096-84g5m No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L8192-200cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported
r2L16384-120cm No, Exposure Overlap Time Max feature not supported

Sample Code#

ace Classic/U/L GigE Cameras#
// Set the maximum overlap time between sensor
// exposure and sensor readout to 10000 microseconds
camera.ExposureOverlapTimeMaxAbs.SetValue(10000.0);
INodeMap& nodemap = camera.GetNodeMap();
// Set the maximum overlap time between sensor
// exposure and sensor readout to 10000 microseconds
CFloatParameter(nodemap, "ExposureOverlapTimeMaxAbs").SetValue(10000.0);
// Set the maximum overlap time between sensor
// exposure and sensor readout to 10000 microseconds
camera.Parameters[PLCamera.ExposureOverlapTimeMaxAbs].SetValue(10000.0);
/* Macro to check for errors */
#define CHECK(errc) if (GENAPI_E_OK != errc) printErrorAndExit(errc)
GENAPIC_RESULT errRes = GENAPI_E_OK;  /* Return value of pylon methods */
/* Set the maximum overlap time between sensor */
/* exposure and sensor readout to 10000 microseconds */
errRes = PylonDeviceSetFloatFeature(hdev, "ExposureOverlapTimeMaxAbs", 10000.0);
CHECK(errRes);
# Set the maximum overlap time between sensor
# exposure and sensor readout to 10000 microseconds
camera.ExposureOverlapTimeMaxAbs.Value = 10000.0
Other Cameras#
// Set the maximum overlap time between sensor
// exposure and sensor readout to 10000 microseconds
camera.ExposureOverlapTimeMax.SetValue(10000.0);
INodeMap& nodemap = camera.GetNodeMap();
// Set the maximum overlap time between sensor
// exposure and sensor readout to 10000 microseconds
CFloatParameter(nodemap, "ExposureOverlapTimeMax").SetValue(10000.0);
// Set the maximum overlap time between sensor
// exposure and sensor readout to 10000 microseconds
camera.Parameters[PLCamera.ExposureOverlapTimeMax].SetValue(10000.0);
/* Macro to check for errors */
#define CHECK(errc) if (GENAPI_E_OK != errc) printErrorAndExit(errc)
GENAPIC_RESULT errRes = GENAPI_E_OK;  /* Return value of pylon methods */
/* Set the maximum overlap time between sensor */
/* exposure and sensor readout to 10000 microseconds */
errRes = PylonDeviceSetFloatFeature(hdev, "ExposureOverlapTimeMax", 10000.0);
CHECK(errRes);
# Set the maximum overlap time between sensor
# exposure and sensor readout to 10000 microseconds
camera.ExposureOverlapTimeMax.Value = 10000.0

You can also use the pylon Viewer to easily set the parameters.