Allied Vision Technologies AVT Pike Series User manual

Technical Manual
V5.0.0
07 May 2010
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
D-07646 Stadtroda / Germany
AVT Pike

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Contents
Contacting Allied Vision Technologies ..................................................11
Introduction ...........................................................................................................12
Document history ......................................................................................................... 12
Manual overview........................................................................................................... 22
Conventions used in this manual..................................................................................... 24
Styles ..................................................................................................................... 24
Symbols .................................................................................................................. 24
More information.......................................................................................................... 25
Before operation .......................................................................................................... 25
PIKE cameras .......................................................................................................27
Conformity ..............................................................................................................29
CE...................................................................................................................... 29
FCC – Class B Device ............................................................................................. 29
FireWire....................................................................................................................30
Overview ..................................................................................................................... 30
Definition ............................................................................................................... 30
IEEE 1394 standards ................................................................................................. 30
Why use FireWire? .................................................................................................... 31
FireWire in detail.......................................................................................................... 31
Serial bus................................................................................................................ 31
FireWire connection capabilities ................................................................................. 33
Capabilities of 1394a (FireWire 400)............................................................................ 33
IIDC V1.3 camera control standards ........................................................................ 33
Capabilities of 1394b (FireWire 800) ........................................................................... 34
IIDC V1.31 camera control standards ...................................................................... 34
Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b...................................................................... 35
Compatibility example .......................................................................................... 35
Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b ........................................................................... 36
1394b bandwidths.................................................................................................... 37
Requirements for PC and 1394b.............................................................................. 37
Requirements for laptop and 1394b ........................................................................ 38
Example1: 1394b bandwidth of PIKE cameras ........................................................... 40
Example 2: More than one PIKE camera at full speed ................................................. 41
FireWire Plug & play capabilities................................................................................. 42
FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions ............................................................... 42
Screw-lock and power supply precautions..................................................................... 43
Operating system support .......................................................................................... 44
Filter and lenses .................................................................................................45
IR cut filter: spectral transmission .................................................................................. 45

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Camera lenses.......................................................................................................... 46
Camera dimensions ..........................................................................................48
Serial numbers for starting new front flange................................................................. 48
PIKE standard housing (2 x 1394b copper) ....................................................................... 49
PIKE (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)................................................................................... 50
Tripod adapter ............................................................................................................. 51
Pike W90 (2 x 1394b copper).......................................................................................... 52
Pike W90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) ............................................................................ 53
Pike W90 S90 (2 x 1394b copper).................................................................................... 54
Pike W90 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) ...................................................................... 55
Pike W270 (2 x 1394b copper) ........................................................................................ 56
Pike W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)........................................................................... 57
Pike W270 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) .................................................................................. 58
Pike W270 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)..................................................................... 59
Cross section: CS-Mount (only PIKE F-032B/C) .................................................................. 60
Cross section: C-Mount (VGA size filter) ........................................................................... 61
Cross section: C-Mount (large filter) ................................................................................ 62
Adjustment of C-Mount.................................................................................................. 63
Adjustment of F-Mount for Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600..................................................... 64
F-Mount ...................................................................................................................... 64
Pike F-Mount: standard housing
(2 x 1394b copper)................................................................................................... 65
Pike F-Mount: Tripod adapter ..................................................................................... 66
Pike F-Mount: W270 (2 x 1394b copper) ...................................................................... 67
Cross section: F-Mount .............................................................................................. 68
K-Mount, M39-Mount .................................................................................................... 69
Cross section: M39-Mount.......................................................................................... 69
M42-Mount .................................................................................................................. 70
Pike M42-Mount: standard housing
(2 x 1394b copper)................................................................................................... 70
Pike M42-Mount: Tripod adapter ................................................................................. 71
Pike M42-Mount: W270 (2 x 1394b copper) .................................................................. 72
Cross section: M42-Mount.......................................................................................... 73
M58-Mount .................................................................................................................. 74
Pike M58-Mount: standard housing
(2 x 1394b copper)................................................................................................... 74
Pike M58-Mount: Tripod adapter ................................................................................. 75
Pike M58-Mount: W270 (2 x 1394b copper) .................................................................. 76
Cross section: M58-Mount.......................................................................................... 77
Specifications .......................................................................................................78
PIKE F-032B/C (fiber).................................................................................................... 78
PIKE F-100B/C (fiber).................................................................................................... 80
PIKE F-145B/C (fiber) (-15fps*)...................................................................................... 82
PIKE F-210B/C (fiber).................................................................................................... 84
PIKE F-421B/C (fiber).................................................................................................... 86

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PIKE F-505B/C (fiber).................................................................................................... 88
PIKE F-1100B/C (fiber) .................................................................................................. 90
PIKE F-1600B/C (fiber) .................................................................................................. 92
Spectral sensitivity ....................................................................................................... 94
Camera interfaces ...........................................................................................103
IEEE 1394b port pin assignment ................................................................................... 103
Camera I/O connector pin assignment ........................................................................... 105
Status LEDs................................................................................................................ 106
On LED (green) ...................................................................................................... 106
Status LED............................................................................................................. 106
Control and video data signals...................................................................................... 108
Inputs .................................................................................................................. 108
Triggers............................................................................................................ 108
Input/output pin control......................................................................................... 109
IO_INP_CTRL 1-2 ............................................................................................... 110
Trigger delay ..................................................................................................... 111
Outputs ................................................................................................................ 113
IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-4 ............................................................................................. 114
Output modes.................................................................................................... 115
Pulse-width modulation .......................................................................................... 117
PWM: minimal and maximal periods and frequencies ............................................... 118
PWM: Examples in practice .................................................................................. 119
Pixel data.................................................................................................................. 120
Description of the data path......................................................................123
Block diagrams of the cameras ..................................................................................... 123
Black and white cameras ......................................................................................... 123
Color cameras ........................................................................................................ 124
Channel balance ......................................................................................................... 125
Channel adjustment with SmartView (>1.5) ................................................................ 125
Dual-tap offset adjustment with SmartView (1.10 or greater).................................... 126
White balance ............................................................................................................ 128
One-push white balance .......................................................................................... 130
Auto white balance (AWB) ..................................................................................... 132
Auto shutter .............................................................................................................. 133
Auto gain .................................................................................................................. 135
Manual gain............................................................................................................... 138
Brightness (black level or offset) .................................................................................. 139
Horizontal mirror function ........................................................................................... 140
Shading correction...................................................................................................... 142
Building shading image in Format_7 modes ............................................................... 142
First example .................................................................................................... 142
Second example................................................................................................. 142
How to store shading image..................................................................................... 143
Automatic generation of correction data.................................................................... 144
Requirements .................................................................................................... 144
Algorithm ......................................................................................................... 144

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Loading a shading image out of the camera ............................................................... 147
Loading a shading image into the camera .................................................................. 148
Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function....................................................................... 149
Loading an LUT into the camera ............................................................................... 151
Binning (only Pike b/w models).................................................................................... 152
2 x / 4 x / 8 x binning ............................................................................................ 152
Vertical binning ..................................................................................................... 153
Horizontal binning ................................................................................................. 155
2 x full binning/4 x full binning/8 x full binning ........................................................ 156
Sub-sampling (PIKE b/w and color) ............................................................................... 157
What is sub-sampling? ............................................................................................ 157
Which PIKE models have sub-sampling? ..................................................................... 157
Description of sub-sampling..................................................................................... 157
Binning and sub-sampling access.................................................................................. 164
Quick parameter change timing modes....................................................................... 166
Why new timing modes?.......................................................................................... 166
Standard Parameter Update Timing .................................................................... 167
New: Quick Format Change Mode (QFCM) ............................................................. 167
How to transfer parameters to the camera.................................................................. 168
Encapsulated Update (begin/end)...................................................................... 168
Parameter-List Update ...................................................................................... 169
Standard Update (IIDC)..................................................................................... 170
Packed 12-Bit Mode................................................................................................... 171
High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) ...................................................................... 172
Frame memory and deferred image transport................................................................... 173
Deferred image transport......................................................................................... 173
HoldImg mode....................................................................................................... 174
FastCapture mode................................................................................................... 176
Color interpolation (BAYER demosaicing) ....................................................................... 177
Sharpness.................................................................................................................. 178
Hue and saturation ..................................................................................................... 179
Color correction.......................................................................................................... 180
Why color correction? ......................................................................................... 180
Color correction in AVT cameras ........................................................................... 180
Color correction: formula..................................................................................... 180
GretagMacbeth ColorChecker ................................................................................ 180
Changing color correction coefficients .................................................................. 181
Switch color correction on/off ............................................................................. 181
Color conversion (RGB YUV) ..................................................................................... 182
Bulk Trigger............................................................................................................... 182
Level Trigger.............................................................................................................. 182
Serial interface........................................................................................................... 183
Controlling image capture ..........................................................................188
Trigger modi .............................................................................................................. 188
Bulk Trigger (Trigger_Mode_15)................................................................................ 190
Trigger delay ......................................................................................................... 193

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Trigger delay advanced register............................................................................ 194
Debounce.............................................................................................................. 195
Debounce time....................................................................................................... 196
Exposure time (shutter) and offset ................................................................................ 197
Exposure time offset ............................................................................................... 197
Minimum exposure time .......................................................................................... 197
Extended shutter.................................................................................................... 198
One-shot ................................................................................................................... 200
One-shot command on the bus to start of exposure ..................................................... 201
End of exposure to first packet on the bus ................................................................. 202
Multi-shot ................................................................................................................. 203
ISO_Enable / free-run.................................................................................................. 203
Asynchronous broadcast .............................................................................................. 203
Jitter at start of exposure ............................................................................................ 204
Sequence mode .......................................................................................................... 206
How is sequence mode implemented?........................................................................ 207
Setup mode (new for 3.x).................................................................................... 208
Sequence step mode (new for 3.x)........................................................................ 208
SeqMode description .......................................................................................... 209
Sequence repeat counter (new for 3.x) .................................................................. 209
Manual stepping & reset (new for 3.x) .................................................................. 209
Which new sequence mode features are available?....................................................... 211
Setup mode....................................................................................................... 211
I/O controlled sequence stepping mode.............................................................. 211
I/O controlled sequence pointer reset ................................................................ 212
I/O controlled sequence stepping mode and I/O controlled sequence pointer reset via
software command ............................................................................................. 212
Points to pay attention to when working with a sequence ............................................ 212
Changing the parameters within a sequence ............................................................... 214
Points to pay attention to when changing the parameters............................................ 214
Secure image signature (SIS): definition and scenarios .................................................... 215
SIS: Definition....................................................................................................... 215
SIS: Scenarios........................................................................................................ 215
Smear reduction ......................................................................................................... 217
Smear reduction: definition ..................................................................................... 217
Smear reduction: how it works ................................................................................. 217
Smear reduction: switch on/off in register and SmartView ............................................ 217
Video formats, modes and bandwidth .................................................218
PIKE F-032B / PIKE F-032C........................................................................................... 219
PIKE F-100B / PIKE F-100C........................................................................................... 221
PIKE F-145B / PIKE F-145C (-15 fps**) .......................................................................... 223
PIKE F-210B / PIKE F-210C........................................................................................... 225
PIKE F-421B / PIKE F-421C........................................................................................... 227
PIKE F-505B / PIKE F-505C........................................................................................... 229
PIKE F-1100B / PIKE F-1100C ....................................................................................... 231
PIKE F-1600B / PIKE F-1600C ....................................................................................... 233

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Area of interest (AOI) ................................................................................................. 235
Autofunction AOI ................................................................................................... 237
Frame rates................................................................................................................ 238
Frame rates Format_7 ............................................................................................. 242
PIKE F-032: AOI frame rates..................................................................................... 243
PIKE F-100: AOI frame rates..................................................................................... 244
PIKE F-145: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling)........................................................... 245
PIKE F-145: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) ............................................................... 246
PIKE F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampl.) ..................................................... 247
PIKE F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (sub-sampl.).......................................................... 248
PIKE F-210: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling)........................................................... 249
PIKE F-210: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) ............................................................... 250
PIKE F-421: AOI frame rates..................................................................................... 251
PIKE F-505: AOI frame rates..................................................................................... 252
AOI frame rates with max. BPP = 8192 .................................................................. 252
AOI frame rates with max. BPP = 11000 ................................................................ 253
PIKE F-1100: AOI frame rates ................................................................................... 254
Pike F-1100: frame rate formula single-tap ............................................................ 254
AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, single-tap, no sub-sampling..................................... 254
AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, single-tap, sub-sampling ......................................... 255
Pike F-1100: frame rate formula dual-tap............................................................... 256
AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, no sub-sampling ....................................... 256
AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, sub-sampling ........................................... 257
AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, no sub-sampl. ...................................... 258
AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, sub-sampl............................................ 259
AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, no sub-sampl.......................................... 260
AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, sub-sampl. ............................................. 261
PIKE F-1600: AOI frame rates ................................................................................... 262
Pike F-1600: frame rate formula single-tap ............................................................ 262
AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, single-tap, no sub-sampling..................................... 262
AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, single-tap, sub-sampling ......................................... 263
Pike F-1600: frame rate formula dual-tap............................................................... 264
AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, no sub-sampling ....................................... 264
AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, sub-sampling ........................................... 265
AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, no sub-sampl. ...................................... 266
AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, sub-sampling ....................................... 267
AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, no sub-sampling ..................................... 268
AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, sub-sampling.......................................... 269
How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? ...................................270
Example formula for the b/w camera..................................................................... 271
Test images ............................................................................................................... 272
Loading test images ............................................................................................... 272
Test images for b/w cameras.................................................................................... 272
Test images for color cameras .................................................................................. 273
YUV4:2:2 mode.................................................................................................. 273
Mono8 (raw data) .............................................................................................. 273
Configuration of the camera......................................................................274

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Camera_Status_Register............................................................................................... 274
Example................................................................................................................ 275
Sample program ..................................................................................................... 278
Example FireGrab ............................................................................................... 278
Example FireStack API ........................................................................................ 279
Configuration ROM...................................................................................................... 280
Implemented registers................................................................................................. 283
Camera initialize register......................................................................................... 283
Inquiry register for video format............................................................................... 283
Inquiry register for video mode ................................................................................ 284
Inquiry register for video frame rate and base address ................................................. 285
Inquiry register for basic function............................................................................. 294
Inquiry register for feature presence ......................................................................... 295
Inquiry register for feature elements ......................................................................... 297
Inquiry register for absolute value CSR offset address .................................................. 300
Status and control register for feature....................................................................... 301
Feature control error status register .......................................................................... 305
Video mode control and status registers for Format_7.................................................. 305
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_0 .......................................................................... 305
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_1 .......................................................................... 305
Format_7 control and status register (CSR) ............................................................ 305
Advanced features ...................................................................................................... 307
Extended version information register ....................................................................... 311
Advanced feature inquiry......................................................................................... 313
Camera status ........................................................................................................ 315
Maximum resolution ............................................................................................... 316
Time base ............................................................................................................. 316
Extended shutter.................................................................................................... 318
Test images ........................................................................................................... 319
Look-up tables (LUT) .............................................................................................. 320
Loading a look-up table into the camera ............................................................... 321
Shading correction ................................................................................................. 322
Reading or writing shading image from/into the camera .......................................... 324
Automatic generation of a shading image.............................................................. 324
Non-volatile memory operations........................................................................... 324
Memory channel error codes ................................................................................ 325
Deferred image transport......................................................................................... 326
Frame information.................................................................................................. 327
Input/output pin control......................................................................................... 327
Delayed Integration enable...................................................................................... 328
Auto shutter control ............................................................................................... 329
Auto gain control................................................................................................... 330
Autofunction AOI ................................................................................................... 331
Color correction ..................................................................................................... 332
Trigger delay ......................................................................................................... 333
Mirror image.......................................................................................................... 333
AFE channel compensation (channel balance)............................................................. 334
Dual-tap offset adjustment ...................................................................................... 334

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Soft reset.............................................................................................................. 335
High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) .................................................................. 336
Maximum ISO packet size ........................................................................................ 337
Quick parameter change timing modes ...................................................................... 339
Standard Parameter Update Timing .................................................................... 339
Quick Format Change Mode................................................................................ 339
Automatic reset of the UpdActive flag................................................................... 340
Low-noise binning mode (only 2 x H-binning) ............................................................ 340
Software feature control (disable LEDs / switch single-tap and dual-tap) ........................ 341
Disable LEDs...................................................................................................... 341
Sensor digitization taps (Pike F-1100/1600 only)........................................................ 342
Parameter-List Update ............................................................................................ 343
Format_7 mode mapping ......................................................................................... 344
Example ........................................................................................................... 345
Secure image signature (SIS) ................................................................................... 346
Advanced register: SIS........................................................................................ 346
Advanced register: frame counter ......................................................................... 348
Advanced register: trigger counter........................................................................ 349
Where to find time stamp, frame counter and trigger counter in the image................. 350
Where to find all SIS values in the image .............................................................. 350
Smear reduction..................................................................................................... 351
User profiles.......................................................................................................... 352
Error codes ....................................................................................................... 353
Reset of error codes ........................................................................................... 353
Stored settings .................................................................................................. 354
Frame time control ................................................................................................. 355
GPDATA_BUFFER..................................................................................................... 357
Little endian vs. big endian byte order.................................................................. 357
User adjustable gain references ................................................................................ 358
Firmware update...............................................................................................359
Extended version number (FPGA/µC).............................................................................. 359
Appendix ................................................................................................................361
Sensor position accuracy of AVT cameras........................................................................ 361
Index.........................................................................................................................362

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Introduction
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Introduction
Document history
Version Date Remarks
V2.0.0 07.07.2006 New Manual - RELEASE status
PRE_V3.0.0 22.09.2006 Minor corrections
Added Pike F-145
Pike F-210 AOI frame rates corrected: Chapter PIKE F-210: AOI
frame rates (no sub-sampling) on page 249
New advanced registers: Chapter Advanced features on page
307
V3.0.1 29.09.2006 Minor corrections
V3.1.0 13.02.2007 Changed camera status register (Table 146: Advanced register:
Camera status on page 315)
Added description for the following mode Output state follows
PinState bit (Table 32: Output routing on page 115)
Added M39-Mount for Pike F-201 and F-421 (Chapter F-Mount
on page 64)
to be continued on next page
Table 1: Document history

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continued from last page
V3.2.0 22.08.2007 Minor corrections
Added CE in Chapter Conformity on page 29.
Added Value field in Table 40: CSR: Shutter on page 134.
Added Chapter Cross section: CS-Mount (only PIKE F-032B/C)
on page 60.
Added detailed description of BRIGHTNESS (800h) in Table 139:
Feature control register on page 301
Added detailed description of WHITE-BALANCE (80Ch) in Table
139: Feature control register on page 301 et seq.
Added Appendix, Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT cam-
eras on page 361.
Added new frame rates in Chapter Specifications on page 78
Added new AOI frame rates and diagrams in Chapter Frame rates
Format_7 on page 242
New minimum shutter speeds for each of the Pike cameras in
Chapter Specifications on page 78 and the following
Added new features of PIKE update round:
• SIS: see Chapter Secure image signature (SIS): definition
and scenarios on page 215
• Sequence mode: see Chapter Sequence mode on page 206
• Smear reduction
see Chapter Smear reduction on page 217
• 4 x / 8 x binning and sub-sampling modes
see Chapter Binning (only Pike b/w models) on page 152
see Chapter Sub-sampling (PIKE b/w and color) on page
157
see Chapter Binning and sub-sampling access on page
164
• Quick mode for format changes
see Chapter Quick parameter change timing modes on
page 166
• Speed increase mode (Packed 12-bit Mode)
Chapter Packed 12-Bit Mode on page 171
• CS-Mount (only for PIKE F-032)
Chapter PIKE F-032B/C (fiber) on page 78 and Chapter
Cross section: CS-Mount (only PIKE F-032B/C) on page 60
to be continued on next page
Version Date Remarks
Table 1: Document history

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continued from last page
V4.0.0 15.01.2008 Added 15fps versions of PIKE F-145 at Table 144: Camera type
ID list on page 312
Added VERSION_INFO1_EX, VERSION_INFO3_EX and description
at Table 143: Advanced register: Extended version information
on page 311
Revised Chapter Secure image signature (SIS) on page 346
Added detailed description to register 0xF10000570
PARAMUPD_TIMING (how to switch on Quick Format Change
Mode) see Chapter Quick parameter change timing modes on
page 339
Added Chapter PIKE F-505B/C (fiber) on page 88.
Added Chapter PIKE F-505B / PIKE F-505C on page 229.
Revised description of C-Mount adjustment in Chapter Adjust-
ment of C-Mount on page 63.
Moved AVT Glossary from Appendix of PIKE Technical Manual to
AVT Website.
Revised PIKE F-505B/C data.
Corrected binning (only b/w cameras) and added Format_IDs
in Figure 96: Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to
F7M1...F7M7 on page 165.
to be continued on next page
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continued from last page
V4.1.0 20.08.08 Added PIKE F-505 to Chapter Index on page 362
Revised formulas by adding some units in Chapter How does
bandwidth affect the frame rate? on page 270
Corrected Table 164: Advanced register: Channel balance on
page 334
Added Max IsoSize Bit [1] to register 0xF1000048 ADV_INQ_3
in Table 145: Advanced register: Advanced feature inquiry on
page 313f.
Added Chapter Maximum ISO packet size on page 337 (useful
for PIKE F-505 for higher frame rates)
Corrected Figure 97: Former standard timing on page 166
Added photos of 1394b locking connectors and 1394a Molex
clamp locking (aka Interlock) connectors in Chapter 1394a and
1394b cameras and compatibility on page 35.
Added recommendation to use PCI-X (64 bit) or PCI Express
adapter in Chapter Maximum ISO packet size on page 337.
Corrected frame rate formula in Chapter High SNR mode (High
Signal Noise Ratio) on page 172.
Corrected binning order in Chapter 2 x full binning/4 x full bin-
ning/8 x full binning on page 156.
Added block diagram of modern PC (X38 chipset by INTEL) in
Figure 5: Block diagram of modern PC (X38 chipset by INTEL)
on page 39
Revised FireWire hot-plug precautions and added screw-lock
precautions in Chapter FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock pre-
cautions on page 42
Added images of FireWire locking cables in Figure 4: 1394a and
1394b cameras and compatibility on page 35
Added list of available FireWire screw lock cables in Table 4:
1394 locking cables on page 35
Corrected CAD drawing in Figure 14: Pike W90 S90 (2 x 1394b
copper) on page 54
Changed provisions directive to 2004/108/EG in Chapter Con-
formity on page 29
Corrected diag. (16.3 mm) of KAI2093 in Table 18: Specifica-
tion PIKE F-210B/C (fiber) on page 84
to be continued on next page
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V4.1.0
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20.08.08
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Restructuring of Pike Technical Manual:
Added Chapter Contacting Allied Vision Technologies on page
11
Added Chapter Manual overview on page 22
Restructured Chapter Pike types and highlights to Chapter PIKE
cameras on page 27.
Infos from Pike camera types table moved to Chapter Specifica-
tions on page 78
Safety instructions moved to Hardware Installation Guide, Chap-
ter Safety instructions and AVT camera cleaning instructions
Environmental conditions moved to Pike Instruction Leaflet
Infos on CS-/C-Mounting moved to Hardware Installation
Guide, Chapter Changing filters safety instructions
Infos on System components and Environmental conditions
moved to Pike Instruction Leaflet
Infos on IR cut filter and Lenses moved to Chapter Filter and
lenses on page 45
Moved binning explanation from Chapter Specifications on
page 78 to Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth on
page 218
Binning / sub-sampling modes and color modes are only listed
in Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth on page 218
Moved detailed description of the camera interfaces (FireWire,
I/O connector), ordering numbers and operating instructions
to the Hardware Installation Guide.
Revised Chapter Description of the data path on page 123
Revised Chapter Controlling image capture on page 188; User
profiles are only described in Chapter User profiles on page 352
Revised Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth on page
218
Revised Chapter How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? on
page 270
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V4.1.0
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20.08.08
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[continued: Restructuring of Pike Technical Manual:]
Revised Chapter Configuration of the camera on page 274
Revised Chapter Firmware update on page 359
Added Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT cameras on
page 361
Revised Chapter Index on page 362
Corrected for all Pike cameras: 16 user-defined LUTs in Chapter
Specifications on page 78ff.
Added cross-reference from upload LUT to GPDATA_BUFFER in
Chapter Loading an LUT into the camera on page 151.
Added cross-reference from upload/download shading image
to GPDATA_BUFFER in:
Chapter Loading a shading image out of the camera on page
147
Chapter Loading a shading image into the camera on page 148
Added PIKE F-505 as it uses different BAYER pattern (first pixel
of the sensor is RED) in Chapter Color interpolation (BAYER
demosaicing) on page 177
Added detailed level values of I/Os in Chapter Camera I/O con-
nector pin assignment on page 105.
Added RoHS in Chapter Conformity on page 29
Added little endian vs. big endian byte order in Chapter
GPDATA_BUFFER on page 357
PIKE update firmware round:
Gain references: see Chapter User adjustable gain references on
page 358
Low-noise binning mode for 2 x horizontal binning: see Chapter
Low-noise binning mode (only 2 x H-binning) on page 340
New photo of LED positions in Figure 55: Position of status
LEDs on page 106
V4.2.0 01.09.08 New default gain references for Pike F-505B/C in Table 190:
Default gain references of Pike models on page 358
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V4.3.0 23.04.09 Pike F-100B: new Quantum efficiency diagram in Figure 39:
Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-100B on page 96
All advanced registers in 8-digit format beginning with 0xF1...
in Chapter Advanced features on page 307ff. and in Table 173:
Advanced register: Parameter-List Update: parameter list on
page 343
Corrected Pike cameras with small (VGA size) and large filter in
Chapter Cross section: C-Mount (VGA size filter) on page 61 and
Chapter Cross section: C-Mount (large filter) on page 62
SEQUENCE_RESET register moved to SEQUENCE_STEP register
(0xF1000228) in SEQUENCE_STEP on page 208 and in
SEQUENCE_STEP on page 307.
Revised Chapter White balance on page 128ff.
New sensor for Pike F-421B/C in Table 3: PIKE camera types on
page 28 and in Table 19: Specification PIKE F-421B/C (fiber)
on page 86.
Calculated effective chip size for all sensors (with resolution
of Format_7 Mode_0) in Chapter Specifications on page 78ff.
Pike F-210B/C shows no speed increase using sub-sampling:
see Chapter PIKE F-210: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) on
page 250
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V4.4.0 28.09.09 Added notice to description of non-volatile storage of shading
image in Note on page 145.
Corrected drawing in Figure 144: Delayed integration timing on
page 328
Corrected Format_7 Mode_5 (640 x 240) in Table 76: Video
Format_7 default modes PIKE F-032B / PIKE F-032C on page
220.
Added Raw12 to Pike F-032C and corrected some frame rates in
Table 76: Video Format_7 default modes PIKE F-032B / PIKE F-
032C on page 220f.
New dual-tap offset adjustment for Pike F-032/210/421/505:
• See 0xF1000430 on page 309
• See Table 165: Advanced register: Dual-tap offset adjust-
ment on page 334
• See Chapter Dual-tap offset adjustment with SmartView
(1.10 or greater) on page 126
• Revised Chapter Conformity on page 29.
New Pike front flange:
• Title page: new photo and Figure 23: Back focus adjust-
ment on page 63: new Pike drawing
• New CAD drawings:
–ChapterCamera dimensions on page 48ff.
–Figure 23: Back focus adjustment on page 63 (adjust-
ing C-Mount via both screws on top (middle) and right
sight of the housing
Added PWM feature:
• Added PWM feature in IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-4 on page 114ff.
• Added PWMCapable in Register 0xF1000320 in Table 31:
Advanced register: Output control on page 114
• Added ID 0x09 in Table 32: Output routing on page 115
• Added Chapter Pulse-width modulation on page 117ff.
• Added Table 33: PWM configuration registers on page 117
• Added PWM in Table 145: Advanced register: Advanced
feature inquiry on page 313f.
• Added PWM in Table 142: Advanced registers summary on
page 307ff.
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• All Pike models: added input debounce feature:
– Advanced register summary 0xF1000840 on page 310
– Advanced register summary 0xF1000850 on page 310
– Advanced register summary 0xF1000860 on page 310
– Advanced register summary 0xF1000870 on page 310
–ChapterDebounce on page 195f.
–ChapterDebounce time on page 196
–Table 63: Advanced register: Debounce time for input
ports on page 196
• All Pike models: added Frame time control feature:
–Table 142: Advanced registers summary on page 307ff.
–ChapterFrame time control on page 355
V5.0.0 07.05.10 New Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600 models:
•Figure 49: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-1100B on page
101
•Figure 50: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-1100C on page
101
•Figure 51: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-1600B on page
102
•Figure 52: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-1600C on page
102
•ChapterPIKE F-1100B/C (fiber) on page 90f.
•ChapterPIKE F-1600B/C (fiber) on page 92f.
•ChapterDual-tap offset adjustment with SmartView (1.10
or greater) on page 126ff. and Chapter Dual-tap offset
adjustment on page 334
•ChapterAdjustment of F-Mount for Pike F-1100 and Pike
F-1600 on page 64
•ChapterF-Mount on page 64ff.
•ChapterPike F-Mount: standard housing (2 x 1394b cop-
per) on page 65
•ChapterPike F-Mount: Tripod adapter on page 66
•ChapterPike F-Mount: W270 (2 x 1394b copper) on page
67
•ChapterCross section: F-Mount on page 68
•ChapterFrame time control on page 355
•ChapterSensor digitization taps (Pike F-1100/1600 only)
on page 342
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