Allied Vision Technologies AVT Stingray User manual

Technical Manual
V2.2.0
15 August 2008
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
D-07646 Stadtroda / Germany
AVT Stingray

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Contents
Contacting Allied Vision Technologies ..................................................10
Introduction ...........................................................................................................11
Document history ......................................................................................................... 11
Manual overview........................................................................................................... 14
Conventions used in this manual..................................................................................... 15
Styles ..................................................................................................................... 15
Symbols .................................................................................................................. 16
More information.......................................................................................................... 16
Before operation .......................................................................................................... 17
STINGRAY cameras ...........................................................................................18
Declarations of conformity ...........................................................................19
FireWire....................................................................................................................20
Overview ..................................................................................................................... 20
Definition ............................................................................................................... 20
IEEE 1394 standards ................................................................................................. 20
Why use FireWire? .................................................................................................... 21
FireWire in detail.......................................................................................................... 21
Serial bus................................................................................................................ 21
FireWire connection capabilities ................................................................................. 23
Capabilities of 1394a (FireWire 400)............................................................................ 23
IIDC V1.3 camera control standards ........................................................................ 23
Capabilities of 1394b (FireWire 800) ........................................................................... 24
IIDC V1.31 camera control standards ...................................................................... 24
Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b...................................................................... 25
Compatibility example .......................................................................................... 26
Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b ........................................................................... 27
1394b bandwidths.................................................................................................... 28
Requirements for PC and 1394b.............................................................................. 28
Requirements for laptop and 1394b ........................................................................ 30
Example 1: 1394b bandwidth of Stingray cameras ..................................................... 31
Example 2: More than one Stingray camera at full speed ............................................ 32
FireWire Plug & play capabilities................................................................................. 33
FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions ............................................................... 33
Operating system support .......................................................................................... 34
Filter and lenses .................................................................................................35
IR cut filter: spectral transmission .................................................................................. 35
Camera lenses .............................................................................................................. 36
Specifications .......................................................................................................38

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STINGRAY F-033B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 38
STINGRAY F-046B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 40
STINGRAY F-080B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 42
STINGRAY F-145B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 44
STINGRAY F-146B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 46
STINGRAY F-201B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 48
Spectral sensitivity ....................................................................................................... 50
Camera dimensions ..........................................................................................56
STINGRAY standard housing (2 x 1394b copper) ................................................................ 56
STINGRAY (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) ........................................................................... 57
Tripod adapter ............................................................................................................. 58
Stingray W90 (2 x 1394b copper) .................................................................................... 59
Stingray W90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)....................................................................... 60
Stingray W90 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) .............................................................................. 61
Stingray W90 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)................................................................. 62
Stingray W270 (2 x 1394b copper) .................................................................................. 63
Stingray W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) ..................................................................... 64
Stingray W270 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) ............................................................................ 65
Stingray W270 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) ............................................................... 66
Cross section: CS-Mount................................................................................................. 67
Cross section: C-Mount .................................................................................................. 68
Adjustment of C-Mount and CS-Mount.............................................................................. 69
Stingray board level: dimensions..................................................................................... 70
Stingray board level: CS-Mount ....................................................................................... 71
Stingray board level: C-Mount......................................................................................... 72
Camera interfaces .............................................................................................73
IEEE 1394b port pin assignment ..................................................................................... 73
Board level camera: IEEE 1394b port pin assignment ..................................................... 74
Camera I/O connector pin assignment ............................................................................. 75
Board level camera: I/O pin assignment....................................................................... 76
Status LEDs.................................................................................................................. 77
Normal conditions .................................................................................................... 78
Error conditions ....................................................................................................... 78
Control and video data signals........................................................................................ 79
Inputs .................................................................................................................... 79
Triggers.............................................................................................................. 79
Input/output pin control........................................................................................... 80
IO_INP_CTRL 1-2 ................................................................................................. 81
Trigger delay ....................................................................................................... 82
Outputs .................................................................................................................. 84
IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-4 ............................................................................................... 86
Output modes...................................................................................................... 87
Pulse-width modulation (Stingray housing and Stingray board level models) ..................... 89
PWM: minimal and maximal periods and frequencies ................................................. 90
PWM: Examples in practice .................................................................................... 91

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Pixel data.................................................................................................................... 92
Description of the data path........................................................................95
Block diagrams of the cameras ....................................................................................... 95
Black and white cameras ........................................................................................... 95
Color cameras .......................................................................................................... 96
White balance .............................................................................................................. 97
One-push automatic white balance ............................................................................. 98
Automatic white balance ......................................................................................... 100
Auto shutter .............................................................................................................. 101
Auto gain .................................................................................................................. 103
Manual gain............................................................................................................... 106
Brightness (black level or offset) .................................................................................. 106
Horizontal mirror function ........................................................................................... 108
Shading correction...................................................................................................... 109
Building shading image in Format_7 modes ............................................................... 109
First example .................................................................................................... 109
Second example................................................................................................. 109
How to store shading image..................................................................................... 110
Automatic generation of correction data.................................................................... 111
Requirements .................................................................................................... 111
Algorithm ......................................................................................................... 111
Loading a shading image out of the camera ............................................................... 114
Loading a shading image into the camera .................................................................. 115
Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function....................................................................... 116
Loading an LUT into the camera ............................................................................... 118
Binning (only Stingray b/w models and F-201C) .............................................................. 119
2 x / 4 x / 8 x binning (F-201C only 2 x vertical binning) ............................................ 119
Vertical binning ..................................................................................................... 120
Horizontal binning (F-201C only 2 x horizontal binning) .............................................. 122
2 x full binning/4 x full binning/8 x full binning (F-201C only 2 x full binning)............... 123
Sub-sampling (Stingray b/w and color) .......................................................................... 125
What is sub-sampling? ............................................................................................ 125
Which Stingray models have sub-sampling? ................................................................ 125
Description of sub-sampling..................................................................................... 125
Binning and sub-sampling access.................................................................................. 131
Quick parameter change timing modes........................................................................... 133
Why new timing modes?.......................................................................................... 133
Standard Parameter Update Timing .................................................................... 134
New: Quick Format Change Mode (QFCM) ............................................................. 134
How to transfer parameters to the camera.................................................................. 135
Encapsulated Update (begin/end)...................................................................... 135
Parameter-List Update ...................................................................................... 136
Standard Update (IIDC)..................................................................................... 137
Packed 12-Bit Mode................................................................................................... 138
High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) ...................................................................... 139
Frame memory and deferred image transport................................................................... 140
Deferred image transport......................................................................................... 140

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HoldImg mode....................................................................................................... 141
FastCapture mode................................................................................................... 143
Color interpolation (BAYER demosaicing) ....................................................................... 144
Sharpness.................................................................................................................. 146
Hue and saturation ..................................................................................................... 147
Color correction.......................................................................................................... 148
Why color correction? ......................................................................................... 148
Color correction in AVT cameras ........................................................................... 148
Color correction: formula..................................................................................... 148
GretagMacbeth ColorChecker ................................................................................ 148
Changing color correction coefficients .................................................................. 149
Switch color correction on/off ............................................................................. 149
Color conversion (RGB YUV) ..................................................................................... 150
Bulk Trigger............................................................................................................... 150
Level Trigger.............................................................................................................. 150
Serial interface........................................................................................................... 151
Controlling image capture ..........................................................................156
Trigger modi .............................................................................................................. 156
Bulk trigger (Trigger_Mode_15)................................................................................ 158
Trigger delay ......................................................................................................... 162
Trigger delay advanced register............................................................................ 163
Exposure time (shutter) and offset ................................................................................ 164
Exposure time offset ............................................................................................... 164
Minimum exposure time .......................................................................................... 165
Extended shutter.................................................................................................... 165
One-shot ................................................................................................................... 167
One-shot command on the bus to start of exposure ..................................................... 168
End of exposure to first packet on the bus ................................................................. 169
Multi-shot ................................................................................................................. 170
ISO_Enable / free-run.................................................................................................. 170
Asynchronous broadcast .............................................................................................. 170
Jitter at start of exposure ............................................................................................ 171
Sequence mode .......................................................................................................... 173
How is sequence mode implemented?........................................................................ 174
Setup mode....................................................................................................... 175
Sequence step mode........................................................................................... 175
SeqMode description .......................................................................................... 176
Sequence repeat counter..................................................................................... 176
Manual stepping & reset ..................................................................................... 176
Which sequence mode features are available? ............................................................. 178
Setup mode....................................................................................................... 178
I/O controlled sequence stepping mode.............................................................. 178
I/O controlled sequence pointer reset ................................................................ 179
I/O controlled sequence stepping mode and I/O controlled sequence pointer reset via
software command ............................................................................................. 179
Points to pay attention to when working with a sequence ............................................ 179
Changing the parameters within a sequence ............................................................... 181

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Points to pay attention to when changing the parameters............................................ 181
Secure image signature (SIS): definition and scenarios .................................................... 182
SIS: Definition....................................................................................................... 182
SIS: Scenarios........................................................................................................ 182
Video formats, modes and bandwidth .................................................184
Stingray F-033B / Stingray F-033C
and board level F-033B BL / F-033C BL .......................................................................... 185
Stingray F-046B / Stingray F-046C
and board level F-046B BL / F-046C BL .......................................................................... 187
Stingray F-080B / Stingray F-080C
and board level F-080B BL / F-080C BL .......................................................................... 189
Stingray F-145B / Stingray F-145C
and board level F-145B BL / F-145C BL .......................................................................... 191
Stingray F-146B / Stingray F-146C
and board level F-146B BL / F-146C BL .......................................................................... 194
Stingray F-201B / Stingray F-201C
and board level F-201B BL / F-201C BL .......................................................................... 197
Area of interest (AOI) ................................................................................................. 200
Autofunction AOI ................................................................................................... 202
Frame rates................................................................................................................ 203
Frame rates Format_7 ............................................................................................. 207
Stingray F-033/F-033 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 208
Stingray F-046/F-046 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 209
Stingray F-080/F-080 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 210
Stingray F-145/F-145 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 211
Stingray F-146/F-146 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 212
Stingray F-201/F-201 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 213
How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? ...................................214
Example formula for the b/w camera..................................................................... 215
Test images ............................................................................................................... 216
Loading test images ............................................................................................... 216
Test images for b/w cameras.................................................................................... 216
Test images for color cameras .................................................................................. 217
YUV4:2:2 mode.................................................................................................. 217
Mono8 (raw data) .............................................................................................. 217
Configuration of the camera......................................................................218
Camera_Status_Register............................................................................................... 218
Example................................................................................................................ 219
Sample program ..................................................................................................... 222
Example FireGrab ............................................................................................... 222
Example FireStack API ........................................................................................ 223
Configuration ROM...................................................................................................... 224
Implemented registers (IIDC V1.31) .............................................................................. 227
Camera initialize register......................................................................................... 227
Inquiry register for video format............................................................................... 227

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Inquiry register for video mode ................................................................................ 228
Inquiry register for video frame rate and base address ................................................. 229
Inquiry register for basic function............................................................................. 238
Inquiry register for feature presence ......................................................................... 239
Inquiry register for feature elements ......................................................................... 241
Inquiry register for absolute value CSR offset address .................................................. 244
Status and control register for one-push .................................................................... 245
Feature control error status register .......................................................................... 249
Video mode control and status registers for Format_7.................................................. 249
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_0 .......................................................................... 249
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_1 .......................................................................... 249
Format_7 control and status register (CSR) ............................................................ 249
Temperature register............................................................................................... 251
Advanced features (AVT-specific) .................................................................................. 252
Advanced registers summary .................................................................................... 252
Extended version information register ....................................................................... 255
Advanced feature inquiry......................................................................................... 257
Camera status ........................................................................................................ 259
Maximum resolution ............................................................................................... 260
Time base ............................................................................................................. 260
Extended shutter.................................................................................................... 262
Test images ........................................................................................................... 263
Look-up tables (LUT) .............................................................................................. 264
Loading a look-up table into the camera ............................................................... 265
Shading correction ................................................................................................. 266
Reading or writing shading image from/into the camera .......................................... 268
Automatic generation of a shading image.............................................................. 268
Non-volatile memory operations........................................................................... 268
Memory channel error codes ................................................................................ 269
Deferred image transport......................................................................................... 270
Frame information.................................................................................................. 271
Input/output pin control......................................................................................... 271
Delayed Integration Enable (IntEna) ......................................................................... 272
Auto shutter control ............................................................................................... 273
Auto gain control................................................................................................... 274
Autofunction AOI ................................................................................................... 275
Color correction ..................................................................................................... 276
Trigger delay ......................................................................................................... 277
Mirror image.......................................................................................................... 277
Soft reset.............................................................................................................. 278
High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) .................................................................. 279
Maximum ISO packet size ........................................................................................ 280
Quick parameter change timing modes ...................................................................... 282
Standard Parameter Update Timing .................................................................... 282
Quick Format Change Mode................................................................................ 282
Automatic reset of the UpdActive flag................................................................... 283
Parameter-List Update ............................................................................................ 284
Format_7 mode mapping ......................................................................................... 285
Example ........................................................................................................... 286

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Secure image signature (SIS) ................................................................................... 287
Advanced register: SIS........................................................................................ 287
Advanced register: frame counter ......................................................................... 289
Advanced register: trigger counter........................................................................ 290
Where to find time stamp, frame counter and trigger counter in the image................. 291
Where to find all SIS values in the image .............................................................. 291
User profiles.......................................................................................................... 292
Error codes ....................................................................................................... 293
Reset of error codes ........................................................................................... 294
Stored settings .................................................................................................. 294
Pulse-width modulation (PWM): Stingray housing and board level cameras...................... 295
GPDATA_BUFFER..................................................................................................... 296
Little endian vs. big endian byte order.................................................................. 296
Firmware update...............................................................................................297
Extended version number (FPGA/µC).............................................................................. 297
Appendix ................................................................................................................298
Sensor position accuracy of AVT cameras........................................................................ 298
Index.........................................................................................................................299

Contacting Allied Vision Technologies
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Contacting Allied Vision Technologies
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•Technical information:
[e-mail]
phone (for Germany): [phone]
phone (for USA): [phone]
outside Germany/USA: Please check the link for your
local dealer.
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/partner.html
•Ordering and commercial information:
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phone (for USA): [phone]
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local dealer.
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Please note order number/text given in the
AVT Modular Camera Concept.

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Introduction
This STINGRAY Technical Manual describes in depth the technical specifica-
tions, dimensions, all camera features (IIDC standard and AVT smart fea-
tures) and their registers, trigger features, all video and color formats, band-
width and frame rate calculation.
For information on hardware installation, safety warnings, pin assignments
on I/O connectors and 1394b connectors read the Hardware Installation
Guide.
Document history
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Please read through this manual carefully.
We assume that you have read already the Hardware
Installation Guide and that you have installed the hard-
ware and software on your PC or laptop (FireWire card,
cables).
Version Date Remarks
V2.0.0 31.03.08 New Manual - RELEASE status
V2.1.0 23.05.08 New CAD drawings due to new flange in Chapter Camera dimen-
sions on page 56ff.
Added Appendix: Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT cam-
eras on page 298
Added direct fiber technology in Chapter STINGRAY cameras on
page 18
Added fiber cameras (1 x copper, 1 x GOF) and fiber power con-
sumption in all tables in Chapter Specifications on page 38ff.
Added Chapter Pulse-width modulation (Stingray housing and
Stingray board level models) on page 89ff.
Added Chapter Horizontal mirror function on page 108ff.
Added Chapter Shading correction on page 109
to be continued on next page
Table 1: Document history

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continued from last page
V2.1.0
[continued]
23.05.08
[continued]
Added 4 x and 8 x binning in
Chapter Binning (only Stingray b/w models and F-201C) on
page 119ff.
Added 2 out of 8 sub-sampling in Chapter Sub-sampling (Stin-
gray b/w and color) on page 125ff.
Changed Figure 83: Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to
F7M1...F7M7 on page 132
Added fiber models in Table 49: FIFO memory size on page 140
Added Chapter Temperature register on page 251
Added Shading control registers (0XF1000250, 0XF1000254,
0XF1000258) in Table 114: Advanced registers summary on
page 252ff.
Added Mirror image register (0XF1000410) in Table 114:
Advanced registers summary on page 252ff.
Added board level variants in Table 116: Camera type ID list on
page 256
Added Shading and Mirror image in Table 117: Advanced regis-
ter: Advanced feature inquiry on page 257
Added Chapter Shading correction on page 266ff.
Added Chapter Mirror image on page 277
Added Appendix Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT cam-
eras on page 298
Added 0x09 PWM in Table 28: Output routing on page 87
Added Chapter Board level camera: IEEE 1394b port pin assign-
ment on page 74
Added Chapter Board level camera: I/O pin assignment on page
76
Added PWM feature in Chapter IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-4 on page 86ff.
Added Pulse-width modulation (Stingray housing and Stingray
board level models) on page 89
Added PWM feature in Table 28: Output routing on page 87.
to be continued on next page
Version Date Remarks
Table 1: Document history

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continued from last page
V2.1.0
[continued]
23.05.08
[continued]
[continued]
Added board level in Video formats, modes and bandwidth on
page 184ff.
Added board level (BL) in Table 116: Camera type ID list on
page 256
Added PWM in Table 117: Advanced register: Advanced feature
inquiry on page 257f.
Changed resolutions of Format_7 modes in Chapter Video for-
mats, modes and bandwidth on page 184ff.
Corrected RGB8 frame rates in Format_7 Mode_0 in Chapter
Video formats, modes and bandwidth on page 184ff.
Added frame rates for binning and sub-sampling modes in
Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth on page 184ff.
Added Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT cameras on
page 298
Changed provisions directive to 2004/108/EG in Chapter Dec-
larations of conformity on page 19.
V2.2.0 15.08.08 Corrected HIROSE connector in CAD drawings in Chapter Camera
dimensions on page 56ff.
Added cross-reference from upload LUT to GPDATA_BUFFER in
Chapter Loading a shading image into the camera on page 115
Added cross-reference from upload/download shading image
to GPDATA_BUFFER in:
–ChapterLoading a shading image out of the camera on
page 114
–ChapterLoading a shading image into the camera on
page 115
Added little endian vs. big endian byte order in Chapter
GPDATA_BUFFER on page 296
Added detailed cross-reference in Chapter Camera I/O connec-
tor pin assignment on page 75
Added detailed level values of I/Os in Chapter Camera I/O con-
nector pin assignment on page 75.
Rounded shutter speeds in Chapter Specifications on page 38.
to be continued on next page
Version Date Remarks
Table 1: Document history

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Manual overview
This manual overview describes each chapter of this manual shortly.
•ChapterContacting Allied Vision Technologies on page 10 lists AVT con-
tact data for both:
– technical information / ordering
–commercialinformation
•ChapterIntroduction on page 11 (this chapter) gives you the document
history, a manual overview and conventions used in this manual (styles
and symbols). Furthermore you learn how to get more information on
how to install hardware (Hardware Installation Guide), available AVT
software (incl. documentation) and where to get it.
•ChapterSTINGRAY cameras on page 18 gives you a short introduction to
the STINGRAY cameras with their FireWire technology. Links are provided
to data sheets and brochures on AVT website.
•ChapterDeclarations of conformity on page 19 gives you information
about conformity of AVT cameras.
•ChapterFireWire on page 20 describes the FireWire standard in detail,
explains the compatibility between 1394a and 1394b and explains
bandwidth details (incl. Stingray examples).
– Read and follow the FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precau-
tions in Chapter FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions on
page 33.
–ReadChapterOperating system support on page 34.
continued from last page
V2.2.0
[continued]
15.08.08
[continued]
[continued]
Rounded offsets in Chapter Exposure time (shutter) and offset
on page 164f. and in Figure 94: Data flow and timing after end
of exposure on page 169.
Added new image of Stingray camera with two screws on either
side of the cameras for fixing the front flange:
– See title page
– See Figure 35: Fixing the front flange on page 69
New Stingray photo on title page (with new screws on either
side of camera)
New photo of LED positions in Figure 43: Position of status
LEDs on page 77
Version Date Remarks
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•ChapterFilter and lenses on page 35 describes the IR cut filter and suit-
able camera lenses.
•ChapterSpecifications on page 38 lists camera details and spectral sen-
sitivity diagrams for each camera type.
•ChapterCamera dimensions on page 56 provides CAD drawings of stan-
dard housing (copper and GOF) models, tripod adapter, available angled
head models, cross sections of CS-Mount and C-Mount.
•ChapterCamera interfaces on page 73 describes in detail the inputs/
outputs of the cameras (incl. Trigger features). For a general description
of the interfaces (FireWire and I/O connector) see Hardware Installa-
tion Guide.
•ChapterDescription of the data path on page 95 describes in detail IIDC
conform as well as AVT-specific camera features.
•ChapterControlling image capture on page 156 describes trigger modi,
exposure time, one-shot/multi-shot/ISO_Enable features. Additionally
special AVT features are described: sequence mode and secure image
signature (SIS).
•ChapterVideo formats, modes and bandwidth on page 184 lists all avail-
able fixed and Format_7 modes (incl. color modes, frame rates, binning/
sub-sampling, AOI=area of interest).
•ChapterHow does bandwidth affect the frame rate? on page 214 gives
some considerations on bandwidth details.
•ChapterConfiguration of the camera on page 218 lists standard and
advanced register descriptions of all camera features.
•ChapterFirmware update on page 297 explains where to get information
on firmware updates and explains the extended version number scheme
of FPGA/µC.
•ChapterAppendix on page 298 lists the sensor position accuracy of AVT
cameras.
•ChapterIndex on page 299 gives you quick access to all relevant data in
this manual.

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Conventions used in this manual
To give this manual an easily understood layout and to emphasize important
information, the following typographical styles and symbols are used:
Styles
Symbols
Style Function Example
Bold Programs, inputs or highlighting
important things
bold
Courier Code listings etc. Input
Upper case Register REGISTER
Italics Modes, fields Mode
Parentheses and/or blue Links (Link)
Table 2: Styles
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This symbol highlights important information.
Caution
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This symbol highlights important instructions. You have to
follow these instructions to avoid malfunctions.
www
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This symbol highlights URLs for further information. The URL
itself is shown in blue.
Example:
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com

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More information
For more information on hardware and software read the following:
•Hardware Installation Guide describes the hardware installation proce-
dures for all 1394 AVT cameras (Dolphin, Oscar, Marlin, Guppy, Pike,
Stingray). Additionally you get safety instructions and information
about camera interfaces (IEEE1394a/b copper and GOF, I/O connectors,
input and output).
Before operation
We place the highest demands for quality on our cameras.
Target group. This Technical Manual is the guide to detailed technical information of the
camera and is written for experts.
Getting started. For a quick guide how to get started read Hardware Installation Guide first.
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You find the Hardware Installation Guide on the product CD
in the following directory:
products\cameras-general
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All software packages (including documentation and
release notes) provided by AVT can be downloaded at:
www.alliedvisiontec.com/avt-products/software.html
All software packages are also on AVT’s product CD.
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Please read through this manual carefully before operat-
ing the camera.
For information on AVT accessories and AVT software read
Hardware Installation Guide.
Caution
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Before operating any AVT camera read safety instructions
and ESD warnings in Hardware Installation Guide.

Introduction
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To demonstrate the properties of the camera, all examples in
this manual are based on the FirePackage OHCI API software
and the SmartView application.
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These utilities can be obtained from Allied Vision
Technologies (AVT). A free version of SmartView is available
for download at:
www.alliedvisiontec.com
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The camera also works with all IIDC (formerly DCAM) compat-
ible IEEE 1394 programs and image processing libraries.

STINGRAY cameras
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STINGRAY cameras
Stingray With Stingray cameras, entry into the world of digital image processing is
simpler and more cost-effective than ever before.
IEEE 1394b With the new Stingray, Allied Vision Technologies presents a wide range of
cameras with IEEE 1394b interfaces. Moreover, with daisy chain as well as
direct fiber technology they gain the highest level of acceptance for demand-
ing areas of use in manufacturing industry.
Image applications Allied Vision Technologies can provide users with a range of products that
meet almost all the requirements of a very wide range of image applications.
FireWire The industry standard IEEE 1394 (FireWire or i.Link) facilitates the simplest
computer compatibility and bidirectional data transfer using the plug-and-
play process. Further development of the IEEE 1394 standard has already
made 800 Mbit/second possible – and the FireWire roadmap is already envis-
aging 1600 Mbit/second, with 3.2 Gbit/second as the next step. Investment
in this standard is therefore secure for the future; each further development
takes into account compatibility with the preceding standard, and vice versa,
meaning that IEEE 1394b is backward-compatible with IEEE 1394a. Your
applications will grow as technical progress advances.
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For further information on FireWire read Chapter FireWire on
page 20.
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the Stingray family and the whole range of AVT FireWire
cameras read the data sheets and brochures on the website
of Allied Vision Technologies:
www.alliedvisiontec.com

Declarations of conformity
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Declarations of conformity
Allied Vision Technologies declares under its sole responsibility that the fol-
lowing products
to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the following stan-
dard(s) or other normative document(s):
• FCC Class B (Stingray board level cameras: prepared for FCC Class B)
• CE (Stingray board level cameras do not have CE)
(following the provisions of 2004/108/EG directive)
• RoHS (2002/95/EC)
Category name Model name
Digital camera (IEEE 1394) STINGRAY F-033B
STINGRAY F-033C
STINGRAY F-046B
STINGRAY F-046C
STINGRAY F-080B
STINGRAY F-080C
STINGRAY F-145B
STINGRAY F-145C
STINGRAY F-146B
STINGRAY F-146C
STINGRAY F-201B
STINGRAY F-201C
Table 3: Model names