Allied Vision Oscar User manual

1394 Installation Manual
V8.1.0
17 March 2015
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
D-07646 Stadtroda / Germany
AVT Cameras

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Legal notice
For customers in the U.S.A.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communica-
tions. However there is no guarantee that interferences will not occur in a particular installation.
If the equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver.
• Use a different line outlet for the receiver.
• Consult a radio or TV technician for help.
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could
void your authority to operate this equipment. The shielded interface cable recommended in this
manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a computing
device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.
For customers in Canada
This apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio noise emissions set out in the Radio
Interference Regulations.
Pour utilisateurs au Canada
Cet appareil est conforme aux normes classe B pour bruits radioélectriques, spécifiées dans le
Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique.
Life support applications
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Contents
Connect with us ................................................................................................... 6
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 7
Document history............................................................................................................ 7
Manual overview ........................................................................................................... 13
Conventions used in this manual ...................................................................................... 14
Styles ..................................................................................................................... 14
Symbols.................................................................................................................. 14
More information .......................................................................................................... 15
Accessories.............................................................................................................. 15
Software ................................................................................................................. 15
Technical Manuals..................................................................................................... 16
Safety instructions ............................................................................................18
General safety instructions.............................................................................................. 18
Sensor safety instructions............................................................................................... 19
FireWire safety instructions ............................................................................................. 20
FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions................................................................. 20
Changing filters safety instructions................................................................................... 21
Guppy: changing filters safety instructions .................................................................... 21
Pike/Oscar: changing filters safety instructions .............................................................. 22
Marlin/Stingray/Guppy PRO: changing filters safety instructions........................................ 22
Cautions: Connecting a camera ........................................................................................ 23
Pike/Stingray GOF connectors ..................................................................................... 23
Safety instructions for board level cameras......................................................................... 24
Camera cleaning instructions.....................................................................26
Warranty ..................................................................................................................... 26
Avoiding the necessity of camera cleaning ......................................................................... 27
Is it an impurity? – Identifying impurities........................................................................... 28
Where is the impurity? – Locating impurities....................................................................... 28
Cleaning Instructions..................................................................................................... 30
Allied Vision 1394 cameras: 
installing hardware............................................................................................33
Hardware conditions...................................................................................................... 34
FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions................................................................. 35
Overview hardware installation ........................................................................................ 36
Installing IEEE 1394 adapter ........................................................................................... 36
Connecting camera to PC or laptop.................................................................................... 36
Camera interfaces .............................................................................................38
IEEE 1394a port pin assignment

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(Oscar, Marlin, Guppy) ................................................................................................... 40
Board level camera (Guppy): IEEE 1394a port pin assignment ............................................ 41
IEEE 1394b port pin assignment
(Guppy PRO, Pike, Stingray) ............................................................................................ 42
Board level camera (Stingray): IEEE 1394b port pin assignment ......................................... 43
Pike/Stingray fiber infos and cautions ............................................................................... 44
Camera I/O connectors (12 pin) order numbers and cables: Guppy PRO, Stingray, Pike, Marlin, Oscar .
46
Camera I/O connectors (8 pin) order numbers and cables: Guppy ............................................ 47
Stingray camera interfaces.............................................................................................. 48
Stingray camera I/O connector pin assignment ............................................................... 48
Stingray input description .......................................................................................... 49
Stingray input block diagram .................................................................................. 49
Stingray delay and minimum pulse width................................................................... 50
Test conditions .................................................................................................... 50
Stingray output description ........................................................................................ 51
Stingray block diagram .......................................................................................... 51
Stingray delay...................................................................................................... 52
Test conditions ................................................................................................... 52
Stingray data ........................................................................................................... 53
Stingray power ......................................................................................................... 53
Stingray board level camera:
I/O pin assignment ................................................................................................... 54
Pike camera interfaces ................................................................................................... 55
Pike camera I/O connector pin assignment..................................................................... 55
Pike input description (not Pike F-505) ......................................................................... 56
Pike input block diagram........................................................................................ 56
Pike delay and minimum pulse width ........................................................................ 57
Input description of Pike F-505.................................................................................... 58
Pike F-505 input block diagram ............................................................................... 58
Pike F-505 delay and minimum pulse width................................................................ 59
Pike output description .............................................................................................. 60
Pike output block diagram...................................................................................... 60
Pike delay ........................................................................................................... 61
Test conditions ................................................................................................... 61
Pike data................................................................................................................. 62
Pike power............................................................................................................... 62
Guppy PRO camera interfaces........................................................................................... 63
Guppy PRO camera I/O connector pin assignment ............................................................ 63
Guppy PRO input description ....................................................................................... 64
Guppy PRO input block diagram ............................................................................... 64
Guppy PRO delay and minimum pulse width ............................................................... 65
Guppy PRO output description ..................................................................................... 66
Guppy PRO block diagram....................................................................................... 66
Guppy PRO delay .................................................................................................. 68
Guppy PRO data ........................................................................................................ 68
Guppy PRO power...................................................................................................... 68
Guppy camera interfaces................................................................................................. 69

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Guppy camera I/O connector pin assignment.................................................................. 69
Guppy (housing) .................................................................................................. 69
Guppy (board level) .............................................................................................. 70
Guppy input description ............................................................................................. 71
Guppy (housing) input block diagram ....................................................................... 71
Guppy delay and minimum pulse width ..................................................................... 72
Guppy output description ........................................................................................... 73
Guppy output block diagram ................................................................................... 73
Guppy delay ........................................................................................................ 74
Test conditions ................................................................................................... 74
Guppy (board level) IO block diagram ........................................................................... 75
Guppy data .............................................................................................................. 75
Guppy power............................................................................................................ 75
Marlin camera interfaces................................................................................................. 76
Marlin camera I/O connector pin assignment.................................................................. 76
Marlin input description............................................................................................. 77
Marlin input block diagram..................................................................................... 77
Marlin delay and minimum pulse width ..................................................................... 78
Marlin output description ........................................................................................... 79
Marlin output block diagram ................................................................................... 79
Marlin delay ........................................................................................................ 80
Marlin data.............................................................................................................. 80
Marlin power............................................................................................................ 80
Oscar camera interfaces.................................................................................................. 81
Oscar camera I/O connector pin assignment ................................................................... 81
Oscar input description .............................................................................................. 82
Oscar input block diagram ...................................................................................... 82
Oscar delay and minimum pulse width ...................................................................... 83
Oscar output description ............................................................................................ 84
Oscar output block diagram .................................................................................... 84
Oscar delay ......................................................................................................... 85
Oscar data ............................................................................................................... 85
Oscar power ............................................................................................................. 85
Firmware update.................................................................................................86
Index...........................................................................................................................87

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Connect with us
Connect with us
Connect with Allied Vision colleagues by function,
find an Allied Vision office or distributor:
http://www.alliedvision.com/en/contact
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
Telephone
EMEA: [phone]
The Americas: [phone]
Asia-Pacific: [phone]
China: [phone]eadquarters
Headquarters
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a, 07646 Stadtroda, Germany
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]
President/CEO: Frank Grube
Registration Office: AG Jena HRB 208962

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Introduction
Introduction
This 1394 Installation Manual describes the hardware installation procedures
for the following 1394 Allied Vision cameras: Oscar, Marlin, Guppy, Pike,
Stingray and Guppy PRO.
The 1394 Installation Manual answers questions about putting Allied Vision
cameras into operation, about safety warnings, pin assignments on I/O connec-
tors and 1394a/b connectors. Learn how to get more information at our website
(accessories), how to get information about software applicable with Allied
Vision cameras and how to get deep information from the Technical Manual of
each camera family.
Document history
Note

Please read through this manual carefully before installing
the hardware on your PC or laptop (FireWire card, cables)
and operating the Allied Vision cameras.
Version Date Remarks
V2.0.0 31.03.08 New Manual - RELEASE status
V2.1.0 21.05.08 Schematics standardized in Chapter Cautions: Connecting a cam-
era on page 23ff.
Marked Pin 1 with blue color in Figure 10: Board level camera
(Guppy): IEEE 1394 FireWire connector 1 (view on pins) on page
41
to be continued on next page
Table 1: Document history

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Introduction
continued from last page
V2.2.0 19.08.08 Inserted Latching precautions for 1394a cables in Chapter Con-
necting camera to PC or laptop on page 36
Corrected ordering number in Figure 3: Removing IR cut filter/
protection glass using special tool (E9020001) on page 30
Restructuring Chapter Camera interfaces on page 38ff.
New measurements of inputs and outputs and standardized
descriptions of I/Os for all Allied Vision 1394 camera families in
Chapter Camera interfaces on page 38ff.
New photo of Stingray camera with new screws on either side of
the camera on title page
New photo of Stingray backside in Figure 8: Example: Rear view
of Stingray camera (2x 1394b copper) on page 38
New photos of Dolphin, Oscar, Marlin, Guppy, Pike, Stingray
(with HIROSE and 1394 copper) in Table 5: Rear view of Allied
Vision 1394 cameras (HIROSE and 1394 copper) on page 39
New photos Pike fiber and Stingray fiber (with HIROSE and 1394b
GOF and 1394b copper) in Table 6: Rear view of Allied Vision 1394
cameras (HIROSE and 1394b GOF/copper) on page 39
New photo of Pike fiber (with HIROSE and 1394b GOF and 1394b
copper) in Figure 15: Rear view of Pike camera (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1
x copper) (Stingray similar) on page 45
Deleted Direct FirePackage in Chapter Software on page 15
Revised Chapter Software on page 15f.
New Stingray board level CAD drawings (1394b connectors are
now (partially) visible):
in Figure 12: Board level camera (Stingray): two IEEE 1394b Fire-
Wire connectors on page 43 and
in Figure 21: Stingray board level camera: I/O pin assignment on
page 54
V2.3.0 12.09.08 New Stingray board level CAD drawing with new Molex 1.25 mm
Pitch PicoBlade Wire-to-Board Header (53047-1310) and new
cable lengths in Figure 12: Board level camera (Stingray): two
IEEE 1394b FireWire connectors on page 43 and in Figure 21:
Stingray board level camera: I/O pin assignment on page 54
to be continued on next page
Version Date Remarks
Table 1: Document history

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Introduction
continued from last page
V3.0.0 08.10.08 New Stingray F-125B/C:
see Figure 20: Stingray output switching times on page 52
V4.0.0 21.10.08 New Stingray F-504B/C
see Figure 20: Stingray output switching times on page 52
V5.0.0 24.10.08 New Guppy F-503B/C
see Guppy delay on page 74
V5.1.0 28.01.09 New CAD drawings (hexagon socket head cap screw ISO 4762):
• Figure 12: Board level camera (Stingray): two IEEE 1394b
FireWire connectors on page 43
• Figure 21: Stingray board level camera: I/O pin assignment
on page 54
Added 50 mA as max. input current on page 71.
Dolphin camera family discontinued
V5.2.0 28.05.09 Changed Camera In 1 signal Uin(high) from 2 V to 2.4 V in Figure
33: Guppy (housing): Camera I/O connector pin assignment on
page 69
Added minimum pulse width (inputs) for all camera families:
•Stingray: see Chapter Stingray delay and minimum pulse
width on page 50
•Pike: see Chapter Pike delay and minimum pulse width on
page 57
•Guppy: see Chapter Guppy delay and minimum pulse width
on page 72
•Marlin: see Chapter Marlin delay and minimum pulse width
on page 78
•Oscar: see Chapter Oscar delay and minimum pulse width
on page 83
to be continued on next page
Version Date Remarks
Table 1: Document history

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Introduction
continued from last page
V5.3.0 16.09.09 New Stingray front flange:
• Title page: new Stingray photo
• Table 4: How to remove the filter/protection glass on page
29 (new: Stingray Rev. 3)
• Figure 12: Board level camera (Stingray): two IEEE 1394b
FireWire connectors on page 43
• Figure 21: Stingray board level camera: I/O pin assignment
on page 54
New Pike front flange:
• Title page: new Pike photo
• Table 4: How to remove the filter/protection glass on page
29 (Pike Description: both screws top (middle) and the
right side)
V6.0.0 07.05.10 Minor corrections:
• Corrected Camera Input 1: Uin(high) = 3.8 V...5 V
Uin(low) = 0 V...1 V in Figure 33: Guppy (housing): Camera
I/O connector pin assignment on page 69
Added Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600:
• Title page: photo of Pike F-1000/F-1600
• Pike delay on page 61
Discontinuation of Marlin F-131C
New links to new Allied Vision website
• Chapter Connect with us on page 6
to be continued on next page
Version Date Remarks
Table 1: Document history