Allied Vision Guppy PRO User manual

Technical Manual
V4.1.0
09 March 2015
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
D-07646 Stadtroda / Germany
Guppy PRO

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Contents
Contacting Allied Vision...................................................................................9
Introduction........................................................................................................... 10
Document history ......................................................................................................... 10
Manual overview........................................................................................................... 17
Conventions used in this manual...................................................................................... 19
Styles .................................................................................................................... 19
Symbols ................................................................................................................. 19
More information.......................................................................................................... 20
Before operation .......................................................................................................... 20
Guppy PRO cameras ........................................................................................ 22
Conformity ............................................................................................................. 23
CE ......................................................................................................................... 23
FCC – Class B Device .................................................................................................. 23
FireWire ................................................................................................................... 24
Overview..................................................................................................................... 24
Definition ............................................................................................................... 24
IEEE 1394 standards ................................................................................................. 24
Why use FireWire?..................................................................................................... 25
FireWire in detail .......................................................................................................... 25
Serial bus ............................................................................................................... 25
FireWire connection capabilities.................................................................................. 26
Capabilities of 1394a (FireWire 400)............................................................................. 27
IIDC V1.3 camera control standards ......................................................................... 27
Capabilities of 1394b (FireWire 800) ............................................................................ 27
IIDC V1.31 camera control standards ....................................................................... 27
Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b....................................................................... 28
Compatibility example .......................................................................................... 28
Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b ............................................................................ 29
1394b bandwidths.................................................................................................... 30
Requirements for PC and 1394b .............................................................................. 30
Example 1: 1394b bandwidth of Guppy PRO cameras ................................................... 31
Example 2: More than one Guppy PRO camera at full speed ........................................... 31
FireWire Plug & play capabilities.................................................................................. 31
FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions ................................................................ 32
Operating system support .......................................................................................... 33
Specifications ...................................................................................................... 34
Guppy PRO F-031B/C ..................................................................................................... 35
Guppy PRO F-032B/C ..................................................................................................... 36
Guppy PRO F-033B/C ..................................................................................................... 37

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Guppy PRO F-046B/C ..................................................................................................... 38
Guppy PRO F-095C......................................................................................................... 39
Guppy PRO F-125B/C ..................................................................................................... 40
Guppy PRO F-146B/C ..................................................................................................... 41
Guppy PRO F-201B/C ..................................................................................................... 42
Guppy PRO F-503B/C ..................................................................................................... 43
Spectral sensitivity ....................................................................................................... 44
Camera dimensions.......................................................................................... 53
Guppy PRO standard housing (1 x 1394b copper) ................................................................ 53
Tripod adapter ............................................................................................................. 54
Cross section: C-Mount .................................................................................................. 55
Cross section: CS-Mount................................................................................................. 56
Adjustment of C-Mount/CS-Mount.................................................................................... 57
Filter and lenses................................................................................................. 58
IR cut filter: spectral transmission ................................................................................... 58
Camera lenses.............................................................................................................. 58
Camera interfaces............................................................................................. 62
IEEE 1394b port pin assignment ...................................................................................... 62
Camera I/O connector pin assignment............................................................................... 63
Status LEDs ................................................................................................................. 64
Normal conditions.................................................................................................... 64
Error conditions ....................................................................................................... 65
Control and video data signals ........................................................................................ 66
Inputs.................................................................................................................... 66
Triggers ............................................................................................................. 66
Input/output pin control ........................................................................................... 67
IO_INP_CTRL 1 .................................................................................................... 67
Trigger delay....................................................................................................... 68
Outputs.................................................................................................................. 70
IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-3 ............................................................................................... 71
Output modes...................................................................................................... 72
Pulse-width modulation ............................................................................................ 73
PWM: minimal and maximal periods and frequencies ................................................... 74
PWM: Examples in practice ..................................................................................... 75
Pixel data.................................................................................................................... 75
Description of video data formats ................................................................................ 76
Description of the data path ....................................................................... 80
Block diagrams of the cameras ........................................................................................ 80
Monochrome cameras ............................................................................................... 80
Color cameras.......................................................................................................... 81
White balance .............................................................................................................. 81
One-push white balance ............................................................................................ 83
Auto white balance (AWB).......................................................................................... 85

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Auto shutter ................................................................................................................ 86
Auto gain.................................................................................................................... 87
Manual gain ................................................................................................................ 90
Brightness (black level or offset) ..................................................................................... 90
Mirror function (only Guppy PRO F-503) ............................................................................ 91
Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function .......................................................................... 92
Loading an LUT into the camera .................................................................................. 94
Defect pixel correction
(only Guppy PRO F-503B/C) ............................................................................................ 95
Building defect pixel data .......................................................................................... 96
Grab an image with defect pixel data........................................................................ 97
Calculate defect pixel coordinates ........................................................................... 97
Reset values (resolution, shutter, gain, brightness).................................................... 97
Activate/deactivate defect pixel correction ................................................................... 98
Store defect pixel data non-volatile ............................................................................. 98
Load non-volatile stored defect pixel data..................................................................... 98
Send defect pixel data to the host................................................................................ 98
Receive defect pixel data from the host......................................................................... 98
Binning (only b/w cameras; F-503: also color cameras)........................................................ 98
2 x binning (F-503 also 4 x)........................................................................................ 98
Vertical binning ...................................................................................................... 100
Horizontal binning .................................................................................................. 102
2 x full binning (F-503 also 4 x full binning) ................................................................. 104
Sub-sampling (only F-503B/C and CCD cameras b/w) .......................................................... 106
What is sub-sampling?.............................................................................................. 106
Which Guppy PRO models have sub-sampling?............................................................... 106
Description of sub-sampling ...................................................................................... 106
Binning and sub-sampling access (F-503 only) .................................................................. 110
Packed 12-Bit Mode ..................................................................................................... 113
Color interpolation (Bayer demosaicing) .......................................................................... 114
Hue and saturation ...................................................................................................... 115
Color correction .......................................................................................................... 115
Why color correction? .......................................................................................... 115
Color correction in Allied Vision cameras ................................................................. 116
Color correction: formula...................................................................................... 116
GretagMacbeth ColorChecker................................................................................. 116
Changing color correction coefficients .................................................................... 116
Switch color correction on/off ............................................................................... 117
Color conversion (RGB to YUV)........................................................................................ 118
Bulk trigger................................................................................................................ 118
Level trigger............................................................................................................... 118
Controlling image capture.......................................................................... 119
Global shutter (CCD cameras only) .................................................................................. 119
Electronic rolling shutter (ERS) and global reset release shutter (GRR) (only Guppy PRO F-503) .. 120
Trigger modes ............................................................................................................. 121
Trigger_Mode_0 (edge mode) and Trigger_Mode_1 (level mode) ...................................... 121

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Guppy PRO F-503, Trigger_Mode_0, electronic rolling shutter...................................... 122
Guppy PRO F-503, Trigger_Mode_0, global reset release shutter................................... 123
Bulk trigger (Trigger_Mode_15)................................................................................. 124
Trigger delay .......................................................................................................... 127
Trigger delay advanced register ............................................................................. 128
Software trigger...................................................................................................... 129
Debounce .............................................................................................................. 129
Debounce time........................................................................................................ 130
Exposure time (shutter) and offset .................................................................................. 131
Exposure time of Guppy PRO F-503 (CMOS) ................................................................... 131
Exposure time offset ................................................................................................ 132
Minimum exposure time............................................................................................ 132
Example: Guppy PRO F-031 ................................................................................... 133
Extended shutter..................................................................................................... 133
One-shot.................................................................................................................... 134
One-shot command on the bus to start of exposure ........................................................ 135
End of exposure to first packet on the bus .................................................................... 136
Multi-shot.................................................................................................................. 137
ISO_Enable / free-run .................................................................................................. 137
Asynchronous broadcast ............................................................................................... 137
Jitter at start of exposure .............................................................................................. 138
Video formats, modes and bandwidth................................................. 139
Guppy PRO F-031B / Guppy PRO F-031C ............................................................................ 140
Guppy PRO F-032B / Guppy PRO F-032C ............................................................................ 142
Guppy PRO F-033B / Guppy PRO F-033C ............................................................................ 144
Guppy PRO F-046B / Guppy PRO F-046C ............................................................................ 146
Guppy PRO F-095C........................................................................................................ 148
Guppy PRO F-125B / Guppy PRO F-125C ............................................................................ 149
Guppy PRO F-146B / Guppy PRO F-146C ............................................................................ 151
Guppy PRO F-201B / Guppy PRO F-201C ............................................................................ 153
Guppy PRO F-503B / Guppy PRO F-503C ............................................................................ 155
Area of interest (AOI) ................................................................................................... 157
Autofunction AOI .................................................................................................... 159
Frame rates ................................................................................................................ 160
Frame rates Format_7 .............................................................................................. 164
Guppy PRO F-031: AOI frame rates .............................................................................. 165
Guppy PRO F-032: AOI frame rates .............................................................................. 166
Guppy PRO F-033: AOI frame rates .............................................................................. 167
Guppy PRO F-046: AOI frame rates .............................................................................. 168
Guppy PRO F-095: AOI frame rates .............................................................................. 169
Guppy PRO F-125: AOI frame rates .............................................................................. 170
Guppy PRO F-146: AOI frame rates .............................................................................. 171
Guppy PRO F-201: AOI frame rates .............................................................................. 172
Guppy PRO F-503: AOI frame rates .............................................................................. 173
How does bandwidth affect the frame rate?................................... 175
Example formula for the b/w camera....................................................................... 176

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Test images ................................................................................................................ 176
Loading test images................................................................................................. 176
Test images for b/w cameras...................................................................................... 176
Test images for color cameras .................................................................................... 177
YUV4:2:2 mode................................................................................................... 177
Mono8 (raw data) ............................................................................................... 177
Configuration of the camera ..................................................................... 178
Camera_Status_Register ............................................................................................... 178
Example ................................................................................................................ 179
Sample program...................................................................................................... 180
Example FireGrab ................................................................................................ 180
Example FireStack API.......................................................................................... 181
Configuration ROM....................................................................................................... 181
Implemented registers (IIDC V1.31) ................................................................................ 184
Camera initialize register .......................................................................................... 184
Inquiry register for video format................................................................................. 184
Inquiry register for video mode .................................................................................. 185
Inquiry register for video frame rate and base address .................................................... 186
Inquiry register for basic function............................................................................... 195
Inquiry register for feature presence ........................................................................... 196
Inquiry register for feature elements ........................................................................... 198
Status and control registers for camera........................................................................ 201
Inquiry register for absolute value CSR offset address ..................................................... 202
Status and control register for one-push ...................................................................... 203
Feature control error status register............................................................................ 205
Video mode control and status registers for Format_7..................................................... 206
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_0 ........................................................................... 206
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_1 ........................................................................... 206
Format_7 control and status register (CSR) .............................................................. 206
Advanced features (Allied Vision-specific) ........................................................................ 207
Advanced registers summary ..................................................................................... 207
Extended version information register......................................................................... 210
Advanced feature inquiry .......................................................................................... 211
Camera status......................................................................................................... 213
Maximum resolution ................................................................................................ 214
Time base .............................................................................................................. 214
Extended shutter..................................................................................................... 216
Test images............................................................................................................ 216
Look-up tables (LUT)................................................................................................ 218
Loading a look-up table into the camera.................................................................. 219
Defect pixel correction ............................................................................................. 220
Input/output pin control .......................................................................................... 221
Delayed Integration Enable (IntEna)........................................................................... 221
Auto shutter control ................................................................................................ 222
Auto gain control .................................................................................................... 224
Autofunction AOI .................................................................................................... 225
Color correction ...................................................................................................... 226

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Trigger delay .......................................................................................................... 227
Mirror image .......................................................................................................... 227
Soft reset............................................................................................................... 228
Maximum ISO packet size .......................................................................................... 229
Format_7 mode mapping
(only Guppy PRO F-503)............................................................................................ 231
Example............................................................................................................ 232
Low-noise binning mode (2 x and 4 x binning)
(only Guppy PRO F-503)............................................................................................ 232
Software feature control (disable LED) ........................................................................ 232
Disable LEDs ...................................................................................................... 232
User profiles........................................................................................................... 234
Error codes ........................................................................................................ 235
Reset of error codes............................................................................................. 235
Stored settings................................................................................................... 236
Pulse-width modulation (PWM) .................................................................................. 237
Global reset release shutter
(only Guppy PRO F-503)............................................................................................ 237
GPDATA_BUFFER ..................................................................................................... 237
Little endian vs. big endian byte order .................................................................... 238
Firmware update .............................................................................................. 239
Extended version number (FPGA/μC) ............................................................................... 239
Appendix ............................................................................................................... 240
Sensor position accuracy of Guppy PRO cameras................................................................. 240

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Contacting Allied Vision
Contacting Allied Vision
Connect with Allied Vision colleagues by function:
www.alliedvision.com/en/contact
Find an Allied Vision office or distributor:
www.alliedvision.com/en/about-us/where-we-are.html
E-mail:
[email protected] (for commercial and general inquiries)
[email protected] (for technical assistance with Allied Vision products)
Telephone:
EMEA: [phone]
The Americas: [phone]
Asia-Pacific: [phone]
China: [phone]
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 Guppy PRO Technical Manual describes in depth the technical specifica-
tions, dimensions, all camera features (IIDC standard and Allied Vision smart
features) 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 1394 Installation Manual.
Document history
Note

Please read through this manual carefully.
We assume that you have read already the 1394 Installation
Manual (see: http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/tech-
nical-documentation) and that you have installed the hard-
ware and software on your PC or laptop (FireWire card, cables).
Version Date (dd.mm.yy) Remarks
V2.0.1 30.11.10 New Manual — RELEASE status
V2.0.2 05.04.11 • Revised video formats of Guppy PRO F-503, Table 89: Video
Format_7 default modes Guppy PRO F-503B / F-503C on
page 156
• Added exposure time offset for Guppy PRO F-503, Table 65:
Camera-specific exposure time offset on page 132
•AddedOn request: power out 6 W (HIROSE) in all
specification tables: see chapter Specifications on page 34
to 43
• Revised advanced register: input control (only one input) in
Table 24 : Advanced register: Input control on page 67
• Revised IO_INP_CTRL: ID 0x3..0x1F is Reserved in Table 25 :
Input routing on page 67
• Revised advanced register: output control (3 outputs) in
Table 30 : Advanced register: Output control on page 71
• At register 0xF1000200 changed width and height: see Table
130: Advanced register: Maximum resolution inquiry on
page 214
• YUV8: deleted description of data type straight binary: Table
41: Data structure of YUV8; Source: IIDC V1.31 on page 79
to be continued on next page
Table 1: Document history

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[Continued]
V2.0.2
[Continued]
05.04.11
• Y (Mono8/Raw8) are Allied Vision own formats:
see Table 37: Y (Mono8) format: Source: IIDC V1.31 /
Y (Raw8) format: Allied Vision on page 77
• Video data formats now with subscript letters instead of
underscore as wrongly used in IIDC, see chapter Description
of video data formats on page 76
• Revised spectral sensitivity for Guppy PRO F-031C: see
Figure 6: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy PRO F-031C (without
IR cut filter) on page 44
• Defect pixel correction: you don’t need to set value for
brightness to max. anymore: see Figure 43: Defect pixel
correction: build and store on page 96 and chapter Grab an
image with defect pixel data on page 97
• Max. resolution of Guppy PRO F-503B/C changed from 2592
x 1944 to 2588 x 1940:
see chapter Guppy PRO F-503B/C on page 43 and chapter
Video Format_7 default modes Guppy PRO F-503B / F-503C
on page 156
• Added Guppy PRO F-503 frame rate and bandwidth: see
Table 4: Bandwidth of Guppy PRO cameras on page 31
• Changed max. resolution of Guppy PRO F-503 from 2592 x
1944 to 2588 x 1940: see chapter Guppy PRO F-503B/C on
page 43
• Guppy PRO F-503: Mono8, YUV411 and YUV422 now in all F7
modes available: see chapter Guppy PRO F-503B/C on page
43
• Guppy PRO F-503: added minimum exposure time in Table 66
: Camera-specific minimum exposure time on page 132
• Guppy PRO F-503: added shutter speed at full resolution:
see chapter Guppy PRO F-503B/C on page 43
• Guppy PRO F-503: added shutter speed: see chapter Guppy
PRO F-503B/C on page 43
• Guppy PRO F-503: binning and sub-sampling in all F7 modes
for b/w and color models: see chapter Guppy PRO F-503B/C
on page 43
• Guppy PRO F-503: added 800 Mbit/s: see chapter Guppy PRO
F-503B/C on page 43
• Guppy PRO F-503: added exposure time for long-term
integration (extended shutter) up to 22 seconds: see
chapter Extended shutter on page 133
• Guppy PRO F-503: Revised chapter Mirror function (only
Guppy PRO F-503) on page 91
to be continued on next page
Version Date (dd.mm.yy) Remarks
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[continued]
V2.0.2
[continued]
05.04.11
• Guppy PRO F-503: manual gain range now 8 ... 48 (instead
of 60): see chapter Manual gain on page 90
• Guppy PRO F-503: manual gain range in dB now 0 ... 18 dB
(instead of 26 dB): see chapter Guppy PRO F-503B/C on
page 43
V2.0.3 08.04.11 • Revised chapter Binning (only b/w cameras; F-503: also
color cameras) on page 98
V3.0.2 18.05.12 Changed effective min. exposure time of Guppy PRO F-031
(ICX618) from 27 μs to 75 μs:
•ChapterGuppy PRO F-031B/C
•ChapterExample: Guppy PRO F-031
•ChapterEnd of exposure to first packet on the bus
Changed effective min. exposure time of Guppy PRO F-032
(ICX424) from 27 μs to 37 μs:
•ChapterGuppy PRO F-032B/C
• Changed frame rate from 79 fps to 82 fps
•ChapterMinimum exposure time
•ChapterEnd of exposure to first packet on the bus
Changed effective min. exposure time of Guppy PRO F-125
(ICX445) from 35 μs to 39 μs:
•ChapterGuppy PRO F-125B/C
•ChapterMinimum exposure time
•ChapterEnd of exposure to first packet on the bus
Changed effective min. exposure time of Guppy PRO F-146
(ICX267) from 35 μs to 45 μs:
•ChapterGuppy PRO F-146B/C
•ChapterMinimum exposure time
•ChapterEnd of exposure to first packet on the bus
Changed effective min. exposure time of Guppy PRO F-201
(ICX274) from 45 μs to 55 μs:
•ChapterGuppy PRO F-201B/C
•ChapterMinimum exposure time
•ChapterEnd of exposure to first packet on the bus
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[continued]
V3.0.2
[continued]
18.05.12
Some minor corrections:
• Guppy PRO cameras have 1 input / 3 outputs (not 2/4) in
chapter Pulse-width modulation on page 73
• Corrected frame rates of Guppy PRO F-031 (121 fps),
F-032 (82 fps) and F-146 (17 fps) in chapter Example 1:
1394b bandwidth of Guppy PRO cameras on page 31
• Guppy PRO F-201B, Format_2, Mode_5: also 7.5 fps
possible: see chapter Guppy PRO F-201B / Guppy PRO F-
201C on page 153
New sensors ICX414 and ICX415:
• Guppy PRO F-033 (ICX414):
–ChapterGuppy PRO F-033B/C
–Figure 9: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy PRO F-033B on
page 46
–Figure 10: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy PRO F-033C
(without IR cut filter) on page 46
–New:Table 20: Focal length vs. field of view (Guppy PRO
F-033/046/146) on page 61
–ChapterVideo fixed formats Guppy PRO F-033B / Guppy
PRO F-033C
–ChapterVideo Format_7 default modes Guppy PRO F-
033B / Guppy PRO F-033C
–ChapterGuppy PRO F-033: AOI frame rates
• Guppy PRO F-046 (ICX415):
–ChapterGuppy PRO F-046B/C
–Figure 11: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy PRO F-046B on
page 47
–Figure 12: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy PRO F-046C
(without IR cut filter) on page 47
–New:Table 20: Focal length vs. field of view (Guppy PRO
F-033/046/146) on page 61
–ChapterVideo fixed formats Guppy PRO F-046B / Guppy
PRO F-046C
–ChapterVideo Format_7 default modes Guppy PRO F-
046B / Guppy PRO F-046C
–ChapterGuppy PRO F-046: AOI frame rates
to be continued on next page
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[continued]
V3.0.2
[continued]
18.05.12
Guppy PRO F-503:
• F0M2 (120 fps), F0M5 (120 fps), F1M5 (60 fps) are only
available with electronic rolling shutter (whereas present
in both shutter modes). If using global reset release
shutter the camera runs these modes with half frame rates
only. See chapter Guppy PRO F-503B / Guppy PRO F-503C on
page 155.
• Changed range in dB and increment length: Table 49: Man-
ual gain range of the various Guppy PRO types on page 90
IR cut filter:
• Changed IR cut filter to (type Jenofilt 217):
see Figure 26: Approximate spectral transmission of IR cut
filter (may vary slightly by filter lot) (type Hoya C5000) on
page 58
V3.0.3 14.06.12 New frame rates from development:
Guppy PRO F-031
• Guppy PRO F-031: 123 fps instead of 121 fps in F7M0, see
Table 7: Specification Guppy PRO F-031B/C on page 35
• Guppy PRO F-031: 564 fps instead of 563 fps (AOI height 10,
Raw12), see Table 94: Frame rates (fps) of Guppy PRO F-031
as function of AOI height (pixel) [width=656] on page 165
• Guppy PRO F-031: 188 fps instead of 199 fps (F7M2,
Mono16), see Table 73: Video Format_7 default modes
Guppy PRO F-031B / Guppy PRO F-031C on page 141
Guppy PRO F-032
• Guppy PRO F-032: F7M0 (Raw8/Raw12/Raw16/YUV411/
YUV422/Mono8/Mono12/Mono16): 82 fps instead of
79 fps, see Table 75: Video Format_7 default modes Guppy
PRO F-032B / Guppy PRO F-032C on page 143
Guppy PRO F-033
• Guppy PRO F-033: F7M0 (RGB8): 85 fps instead of 84 fps.
F7M0 (RGB8): 67 fps instead of 66 fps. See Table 77: Video
Format_7 default modes Guppy PRO F-033B / Guppy PRO F-
033C on page 145
• Guppy PRO F-033: 85 fps instead of 84 fps. See chapter
Guppy PRO F-033B/C on page 37
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[continued]
V3.0.3
[continued]
15.06.12
Guppy PRO F-046
• Guppy PRO F-046: 62 fps instead of 61 fps. See chapter
Guppy PRO F-046B/C on page 38
• Guppy PRO F-046: F7M0 (Raw8/Raw12/Raw16/YUV411/
YUV422/Mono8): 62 fps instead of 61 fps, see Table 79:
Video Format_7 default modes Guppy PRO F-046B / Guppy
PRO F-046C on page 147
Guppy PRO F-125
• Guppy PRO F-125: 31 fps instead of 30 fps. See chapter
Guppy PRO F-125B/C on page 40
Guppy PRO F-146
• Guppy PRO F-146: F7M0 (RGB8): 15 fps instead of 17 fps,
see Table 85: Video Format_7 default modes Guppy PRO F-
146B / F-146C on page 152
Guppy PRO F-201
• Guppy PRO F-201: F7M0 (RGB8): 12 fps instead of 10 fps,
see Table 87: Video Format_7 default modes Guppy PRO F-
201B / F-201C on page 154
• Guppy PRO F-201: F7M0 (RGB8): 12 fps instead of 10 fps,
see Table 101: Frame rates of Guppy PRO F-201 as function
of AOI height [width=1624] on page 172
V4.0.0 23.07.2012 Deleted Active FirePackage in chapter Specifications on page 34.
New Guppy PRO F-095C
•Table 4: Bandwidth of Guppy PRO cameras on page 31
•Table 18: Focal length vs. field of view (Guppy PRO F-095)
on page 60
•ChapterGuppy PRO F-095C
•ChapterExposure time offset
•ChapterMinimum exposure time
•ChapterJitter at exposure start (no binning, no sub-
sampling)
•ChapterEnd of exposure to first packet on the bus
•ChapterGuppy PRO F-095C
•ChapterGuppy PRO F-095: AOI frame rates
•Figure 13: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy PRO F-095C
(without IR cut filter) on page 48
• Power consumption: typically < 3.5 W, see chapter Guppy
PRO F-095C on page 39
to be continued on next page
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V4.0.0 23.07.2012 Deleted Active FirePackage in chapter Specifications on page 34.
New Guppy PRO F-095C
•Table 4: Bandwidth of Guppy PRO cameras on page 31
•Table 18: Focal length vs. field of view (Guppy PRO F-095)
on page 60
•ChapterGuppy PRO F-095C
•ChapterExposure time offset
•ChapterMinimum exposure time
•ChapterJitter at exposure start (no binning, no sub-
sampling)
•ChapterEnd of exposure to first packet on the bus
•ChapterGuppy PRO F-095C
•ChapterGuppy PRO F-095: AOI frame rates
•Figure 13: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy PRO F-095C
(without IR cut filter) on page 48
• Power consumption: typically < 3.5 W, see chapter Guppy
PRO F-095C on page 39
V4.0.1 12.09.2013 • Checked terminology throughout the Technical Manual
• F1M1 fixed format with 30 fps not possible: Table 80: Video
fixed formats Guppy PRO F-095C on page 148
• Changed frame rates for Guppy PRO F-201: see chapter
Guppy PRO F-201: AOI frame rates on page 172
• For Guppy PRO F-201B/C: Added fixed frame rate 15 fps, see
chapter Guppy PRO F-201B/C on page 42
• Changed with zero overshot to ... with minimum overshot: see
chapter Auto shutter on page 86
• For Guppy PRO F-146 changed Exposure time offset from 35
μs to 31 μs, see chapter Exposure time offset on page 132
and chapter Minimum exposure time on page 132 and Figure
71: Data flow and timing after end of exposure on page 136
and chapter Guppy PRO F-146B/C on page 41 (shutter speed
changed from 46 μs to 41 μs)
• Guppy PRO F-031B: new measurement changed QE diagram
(with 57% at 530 nm), see Figure 5: Spectral sensitivity of
Guppy PRO F-031B on page 44
• Guppy PRO F-146, Frame rates: Note: 30 fps only for color
cameras, see chapter Guppy PRO F-146B/C on page 41
• Guppy PRO F-031B: F7M2, Mono16, 199 fps (instead of 188
fps), chapter Video Format_7 default modes Guppy PRO F-
031B / Guppy PRO F-031C on page 141
• Updated RoHS directive
• Updated figures throughout the manual
to be continued on next page
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Manual overview
This manual overview describes each chapter of this manual shortly.
•chapterContacting Allied Vision on page 9 lists Allied Vision contact data
for both:
– technical information / ordering
– commercial information
continued from previous page
V4.1.0 09.03.2015 Updated data:
• Corrected hyperlinks to targets on the Allied Vision website
• Removed outdated information in chapter Requirements for
PC and 1394b on page 30
• Added hyperlink to FireWire accessories on the Allied Vision
website in chapter Requirements for PC and 1394b on page
30
• Removed information on the Universal Package in chapter
Operating system support on page 33
• Reduced to the current information on the system require-
ments in chapter Operating system support on page 33
• Added information that all color modes in chapter Specifi-
cations on page 34 comply with the IIDC specifications
• Corrected information in chapter Sensor position accuracy
of Guppy PRO cameras on page 240
• Adapted addresses in chapter Contacting Allied Vision on
page 9
• Corrected information for binning in chapter Definition on
page 98
• Corrected block diagram for Guppy PRO color cameras in
chapter Block diagrams of the cameras on page 80
• Updated sensor curves in chapter Spectral sensitivity on
page 44
• Added information on CS-Mount in chapter Cross section:
CS-Mount on page 56
Layout changes due to a changed Corporate identity:
• Replaced the previous Allied Vision logo by the current one
• Reworded all appropriate contents from AVT and Allied
Vision Technologies to Allied Vision
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•ChapterIntroduction (this chapter) gives you the document history, a
manual overview and conventions used in this manual (styles and sym-
bols). Furthermore, you learn how to get more information on how to
install hardware (1394 Installation Manual), available Allied Vision
software (incl. documentation) and where to get it.
•ChapterGuppy PRO cameras provides a short introduction to the Guppy
PRO cameras with their FireWire technology. Links are provided to data
sheets and brochures on Allied Vision website.
•ChapterConformity gives you information about conformity of Allied Vision
cameras.
•ChapterFireWire describes the FireWire standard in detail, explains the
compatibility between 1394a and 1394b and explains bandwidth details
(incl. Guppy PRO examples).
– Read and follow the FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions in
chapter FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions on page 32.
–ReadchapterOperating system support on page 33.
•ChapterFilter and lenses describes the IR cut filter and suitable camera
lenses.
•ChapterSpecifications lists camera details and spectral sensitivity dia-
grams for each camera type.
•ChapterCamera dimensions provides CAD drawings of standard housing
(copper and GOF) models, tripod adapter, available angled head models,
cross sections of CS-Mount and C-Mount.
•ChapterCamera interfaces 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 1394 Installation Manual.
•ChapterDescription of the data path describes in detail IIDC conform as
well as Allied Vision-specific camera features.
•ChapterControlling image capture describes trigger modes, exposure
time, one-shot/multi-shot/ISO_Enable features.
•ChapterVideo formats, modes and bandwidth lists all available fixed and
Format_7 modes (incl. color modes, frame rates, binning/sub-sampling,
AOI=area of interest).
•ChapterHow does bandwidth affect the frame rate? gives some consider-
ations on bandwidth details.
•ChapterConfiguration of the camera lists standard and advanced register
descriptions of all camera features.
•ChapterFirmware update explains where to get information on firmware
updates and explains the extended version number scheme of FPGA/μC.
•ChapterAppendix lists the sensor position accuracy of Allied Vision cam-
eras.
•ChapterIndex 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
Note

This symbol highlights important information.
Caution

This symbol highlights important instructions. You have to fol-
low these instructions to avoid malfunctions.
www

This symbol highlights URLs for further information. The URL
itself is shown in blue.
Example:
http://www.alliedvision.com

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More information
For more information on hardware and software read the following:
•1394 Installation Manual describes the hardware installation procedures
for all 1394 cameras (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 cam-
era and is written for experts.
Getting started For a quick guide how to get started read 1394 Installation Manual first.
www

You find the 1394 Installation Manual here:
http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-docu-
mentation
www

All software packages (including documentation and release
notes) provided by Allied Vision can be downloaded at:
http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-down-
loads
Note

Please read through this manual carefully before operating
the camera.
For information on Allied Vision accessories and software
read 1394 Installation Manual.
Caution

Before operating any Allied Vision camera read safety instruc-
tions and ESD warnings in 1394 Installation Manual.
Note

To demonstrate the properties of the camera, all examples in
this manual are based on the FirePackage OHCI API software
and the SmartView application.