Allied Vision Guppy User manual

Technical Manual
V7.4.1
17 August 2015
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
D-07646 Stadtroda / Germany
Guppy

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Contacting Allied Vision...................................................................................9
Introduction........................................................................................................... 10
Document history ......................................................................................................... 10
Manual overview........................................................................................................... 21
Conventions used in this manual...................................................................................... 22
Styles .................................................................................................................... 22
Symbols ................................................................................................................. 22
More information.......................................................................................................... 23
Before operation .......................................................................................................... 23
Guppy cameras.................................................................................................... 25
Conformity ............................................................................................................. 26
CE ......................................................................................................................... 26
FCC – Class B Device .................................................................................................. 26
Specifications ...................................................................................................... 27
Guppy F-033B/C ........................................................................................................... 27
Guppy F-036B/C ........................................................................................................... 28
Guppy F-038B/C ........................................................................................................... 30
Guppy F-038B/C NIR...................................................................................................... 31
Guppy F-044B/C ........................................................................................................... 32
Guppy F-044B/C NIR...................................................................................................... 33
Guppy F-046B/C ........................................................................................................... 34
Guppy F-080B/C ........................................................................................................... 35
Guppy F-146B/C ........................................................................................................... 37
Guppy F-503B/C ........................................................................................................... 38
Spectral sensitivity ....................................................................................................... 39
Camera dimensions.......................................................................................... 50
Guppy standard housing (old C-Mount) ............................................................................. 50
Guppy standard housing (new C-Mount) ............................................................................ 51
Guppy standard housing (new CS-Mount) .......................................................................... 52
Tripod adapter ............................................................................................................. 53
Cross section: C-Mount .................................................................................................. 54
Cross section: CS-Mount................................................................................................. 55
Filter and lenses................................................................................................. 56
IR cut filter.................................................................................................................. 56
Camera lenses.............................................................................................................. 57
Camera interfaces............................................................................................. 59
IEEE 1394a port pin assignment....................................................................................... 59
Camera I/O connector pin assignment............................................................................... 60
Guppy (housing) ...................................................................................................... 60
Status LEDs ................................................................................................................. 61

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On LED (green) ........................................................................................................ 61
Status LED .............................................................................................................. 61
Control and video data signals ........................................................................................ 63
Inputs.................................................................................................................... 63
Triggers ............................................................................................................. 63
Input/output pin control ........................................................................................... 63
Input modes ....................................................................................................... 64
Trigger delay....................................................................................................... 64
Outputs.................................................................................................................. 67
IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-3 ............................................................................................... 69
Output modes...................................................................................................... 69
Pixel data.................................................................................................................... 71
Video data formats (IIDC V1.3 and Allied Vision)............................................................. 72
<Y (Mono) format> ............................................................................................... 73
<Y (Mono16) format>............................................................................................ 73
<Y (Mono12) format> (Allied Vision)........................................................................ 73
Data structure (IIDC V1.3 and Allied Vision)................................................................... 74
<Y, R, G, B>......................................................................................................... 74
<U, V> ............................................................................................................... 74
<Y (Mono16>....................................................................................................... 75
<Y (Mono12)> (Allied Vision) ................................................................................. 75
Description of the data path ....................................................................... 76
Block diagrams of the cameras ........................................................................................ 76
Black and white cameras (CCD and CMOS)...................................................................... 77
Color cameras (CCD and CMOS).................................................................................... 78
Readout schemes: Guppy interlaced models
(F-038, F-038 NIR, F-044, F-044 NIR, F-025,
F-029)........................................................................................................................ 79
Interlaced and field integration
(Format_7 Mode_0).................................................................................................. 80
Interlaced and frame integration
(Format_7 Mode_1).................................................................................................. 82
Non-interlaced and field integration
(Format_7 Mode_2) only b/w cameras.......................................................................... 84
Complementary colors and demosaicing ....................................................................... 86
How demosaicing works ........................................................................................ 86
Format_7 Mode_0: sensor readout and color ............................................................. 88
Format_7 Mode_1: sensor readout and color ............................................................. 89
Color correction (only interlaced Guppys).......................................................................... 90
Horizontal and vertical mirror function
(only Guppy F-036/F-503).............................................................................................. 91
White balance .............................................................................................................. 91
White balance and interlaced Guppys ........................................................................... 95
One-push white balance ............................................................................................ 96
Auto white balance (AWB)......................................................................................... 97
Manual gain ................................................................................................................ 99
Auto gain................................................................................................................... 101

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Brightness (black level or offset) .................................................................................... 103
Auto shutter ............................................................................................................... 105
Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function ......................................................................... 107
Loading an LUT into the camera ................................................................................. 108
Defect pixel correction (only Guppy F-503B/C) .................................................................. 109
Building defect pixel data ......................................................................................... 111
Grab an image with defect pixel data....................................................................... 111
Calculate defect pixel coordinates .......................................................................... 111
Reset values (resolution, shutter, gain, brightness)................................................... 112
Activate/deactivate defect pixel correction .................................................................. 112
Store defect pixel data non-volatile ............................................................................ 112
Load non-volatile stored defect pixel data.................................................................... 112
Send defect pixel data to the host............................................................................... 113
Receive defect pixel data from the host........................................................................ 113
DPC data: storing mechanism..................................................................................... 113
Binning
(only Guppy F-036B and Guppy F-503B/C) ........................................................................ 114
2 x and 4 x binning .................................................................................................. 114
2 x vertical binning and 4 x vertical binning.................................................................. 115
2 x horizontal binning and 4 x horizontal binning .......................................................... 117
2 x full binning and 4 x full binning............................................................................. 119
Sub-sampling (only Guppy F-503B/C) .............................................................................. 121
What is sub-sampling?.............................................................................................. 121
Which Guppy models have sub-sampling?..................................................................... 121
Description of sub-sampling ...................................................................................... 121
Binning and sub-sampling access
(only Guppy F-503) ...................................................................................................... 126
Packed 12-Bit Mode ..................................................................................................... 129
HDR (high dynamic range) (Guppy F-036 only) .................................................................. 130
HDR overview (HiDy sensor) ...................................................................................... 130
Pixel operations in detail .......................................................................................... 131
Single knee point vs. two knee points.......................................................................... 132
Effects of a HiDy sensor ............................................................................................ 133
Advanced registers for high dynamic range mode (HDR) (Guppy F-036 only) ....................... 134
BAYER pattern (raw data output) .................................................................................... 135
Serial interface ........................................................................................................... 137
Controlling image capture.......................................................................... 142
Global shutter (CCD cameras only) .................................................................................. 142
Pipelined global shutter (only Guppy F-036) ..................................................................... 143
Electronic rolling shutter (ERS) and global reset release shutter (GRR) (only Guppy F-503) ........ 144
Trigger modes ............................................................................................................. 145
Trigger_Mode_0 (edge mode) and Trigger_Mode_1 (level mode) ...................................... 146
Guppy F-503, Trigger_Mode_0, electronic rolling shutter............................................ 147
Guppy F-503, Trigger_Mode_0, global reset release shutter......................................... 149
Trigger_Mode_15 (bulk trigger) ................................................................................. 150
Trigger delay .......................................................................................................... 153
Trigger delay advanced register ............................................................................. 154

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Exposure time (shutter) and offset .................................................................................. 156
Exposure time of Guppy F-036 (CMOS) ......................................................................... 156
Exposure time of Guppy F-503 (CMOS) ......................................................................... 156
Guppy F-503 row time for global reset release shutter (GRR)........................................ 156
Guppy F-503 row time for electronic rolling shutter (ERS) ........................................... 156
Minimum shutter time of Guppy F-036..................................................................... 157
Example Guppy F-036 .......................................................................................... 157
Example Guppy F-503 .......................................................................................... 157
Exposure time offset ................................................................................................ 157
Example Guppy F-033 .......................................................................................... 158
Extended shutter..................................................................................................... 158
One-Shot ................................................................................................................... 159
One-shot command on the bus to start of exposure ........................................................ 160
End of exposure to first packet on the bus .................................................................... 160
Multi-shot.................................................................................................................. 161
ISO_Enable / free-run .................................................................................................. 162
Asynchronous broadcast ............................................................................................... 162
Jitter at start of exposure .............................................................................................. 163
User profiles............................................................................................................... 164
Video formats, modes and bandwidth................................................. 165
Guppy F-033B / Guppy F-033C ........................................................................................ 166
Guppy F-036B / Guppy F-036C ........................................................................................ 167
Guppy F-038B / Guppy F-038C ........................................................................................ 168
Guppy F-038B NIR / Guppy F-038C NIR ............................................................................. 168
Guppy F-044B / Guppy F-044C ........................................................................................ 169
Guppy F-044B NIR / Guppy F-044C NIR ............................................................................. 169
Guppy F-046B / Guppy F-046C ........................................................................................ 170
Guppy F-080B / Guppy F-080C ........................................................................................ 171
Guppy F-146B / Guppy F-146C ........................................................................................ 172
Guppy F-503B / Guppy F-503C ........................................................................................ 173
Area of interest (AOI) ................................................................................................... 175
Autofunction AOI (not interlaced Guppys) .................................................................... 177
Frame rates ................................................................................................................ 178
Frame rates Format_7 .............................................................................................. 179
Guppy F-033 and board level versions:
AOI frame rates....................................................................................................... 180
Guppy F-036: AOI frame rates .................................................................................... 182
Guppy F-038 / Guppy F-038 NIR
(only F7M0 and F7M1): AOI frame rates........................................................................ 183
Guppy F-044 / Guppy F-044 NIR
(only F7M0 and F7M1): AOI frame rates........................................................................ 185
Guppy F-046: AOI frame rates .................................................................................... 187
Guppy F-080 and board level versions:
AOI frame rates....................................................................................................... 189
Guppy F-146: AOI frame rates .................................................................................... 191
Guppy F-503: AOI frame rates .................................................................................... 192

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How does bandwidth affect the frame rate?................................... 194
Test images ................................................................................................................ 196
Loading test images................................................................................................. 196
Test images b/w cameras (progressive and interlaced).................................................... 196
Test images for color cameras .................................................................................... 197
Test image 1 (Mono8 mode) progressive .................................................................. 197
Test image 2 (Mono8 mode) progressive .................................................................. 198
Test image 1 and 2 (Mono8 mode) interlaced............................................................ 198
Configuration of the camera ..................................................................... 199
Camera_Status_Register ............................................................................................... 199
Example ................................................................................................................ 200
Sample program...................................................................................................... 201
Configuration ROM....................................................................................................... 202
Implemented registers (IIDC V1.3) .................................................................................. 205
Camera initialize register .......................................................................................... 205
Inquiry register for video format................................................................................. 205
Inquiry register for video mode .................................................................................. 206
Inquiry register for video frame rate and base address .................................................... 207
Inquiry register for basic function............................................................................... 216
Inquiry register for feature presence ........................................................................... 217
Inquiry register for feature elements ........................................................................... 219
Inquiry register for absolute value CSR offset address ..................................................... 222
Status and control register for feature ......................................................................... 223
Feature control error status register............................................................................ 226
Video mode control and status registers for Format_7..................................................... 227
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_0 ........................................................................... 227
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_1 ........................................................................... 227
Format_7 control and status register (CSR) .............................................................. 227
Advanced features (Allied Vision-specific) ........................................................................ 229
Advanced registers summary ..................................................................................... 229
Extended version information register......................................................................... 232
Advanced feature inquiry .......................................................................................... 234
Camera status......................................................................................................... 236
Maximum resolution ................................................................................................ 237
Time base .............................................................................................................. 237
Extended shutter..................................................................................................... 239
Test images............................................................................................................ 240
Look-up tables (LUT)................................................................................................ 241
Frame information................................................................................................... 243
Defect pixel correction (only Guppy F-503)................................................................... 244
Input/output pin control .......................................................................................... 246
Delayed Integration Enable (IntEna)........................................................................... 246
Auto shutter control ................................................................................................ 247
Auto gain control .................................................................................................... 248
Autofunction AOI .................................................................................................... 249
Trigger delay .......................................................................................................... 250
Mirror image (only Guppy F-036/F-503)....................................................................... 251

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Soft reset............................................................................................................... 251
User profiles........................................................................................................... 253
Error codes ........................................................................................................ 254
Reset of error codes............................................................................................. 254
Stored settings................................................................................................... 255
Format_7 mode mapping (only Guppy F-503)................................................................ 256
Additional Format_7 modes .................................................................................. 256
Example............................................................................................................ 257
Low noise binning mode (2 x and 4 x binning)
(only Guppy F-503).................................................................................................. 257
Global reset release shutter
(only Guppy F-503).................................................................................................. 258
GPDATA_BUFFER ..................................................................................................... 258
Little endian vs. big endian byte order .................................................................... 258
Firmware update .............................................................................................. 260
Extended version number (FPGA/μC) ............................................................................... 260
Appendix ............................................................................................................... 261
Sensor position accuracy of Guppy cameras....................................................................... 261
Index ........................................................................................................................ 262

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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 Technical Manual describes in depth the technical specifications,
dimensions, all camera features (IIDC standard and Allied Vision smart features)
and their registers, trigger features, all video and color formats, bandwidth 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 Remarks
V2.0.0 06.04.2006 New Manual - RELEASE status
V2.0.1 28.06.2006 RoHS conformity; minor corrections
PRE_V3.0.0 30.10.2006 Minor corrections
Input characteristics: Added description to input voltage
Added Guppy F-036B/C
Correction in Chapter Multi-shot on page 161
New CAD drawing in Figure 22: Camera dimensions (new C-
Mount) on page 51.
New CAD drawing in Figure 25: Guppy C-Mount dimensions on
page 54.
New CAD drawing in Figure 26: Guppy CS-Mount dimensions on
page 55.
to be continued on next page
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PRE_V3.0.0
[continued]
30.10.2006
[continued]
New CS-Mount and C-Mount adapter in Chapter Guppy cameras
on page 25.
Added Guppy F-33B/C BL (board level version)
Changed camera status register (Table 107: Advanced register:
Camera status on page 236)
Added Guppy F-146
PRE_V4.0.0 26.01.2007 Minor corrections
Added Guppy F-080B/C BL (board level version)
Added new features Guppy-F036B/C
V4.0.1 02.02.2007 Minor corrections
Guppy F-146: new frame rates
PRE_V5.0.0 09.05.2007 Minor corrections
Added interlaced Guppys F-038B/C, F038B/C NIR, F-044B/C,
F-044B/C NIR
Added Value field in Table 40: CSR: Shutter on page 106
Added detailed description of BRIGHTNESS (800h) in Table 100:
Feature control register on page 223
Added detailed description of WHITE-BALANCE (80Ch) in Table
100: Feature control register on page 223 et seq.
V5.0.1 09.05.2007 RELEASE status
V6.0.0 01.06.2007 Added interlaced Guppys F-025 and Guppy F-029
Added description of sensor readout and color:
Chapter Format_7 Mode_0: sensor readout and color on page 88
and
Chapter Format_7 Mode_1: sensor readout and color on page 89
V6.0.1 08.06.2007 Corrected image device type and diag. of Guppy F-025B/C and
Guppy F-029B/C
to be continued on next page
Version Date Remarks
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Introduction
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V6.0.2 31.03.2008 Minimum shutter time of Guppy F-036B/C is now 180 μs: see
Chapter Guppy F-036B/C on page 28 and Chapter Minimum shut-
ter time of Guppy F-036 on page 157.
Added note: Guppy F-036 supports only Trigger_Mode_0. See
Chapter Trigger modes on page 145.
Corrected drawing in Figure 53: Format_7 Mode_0: Sensor read-
out on page 88 (lines of the first field are merged above those of
the second field)
Moved Allied Vision Glossary from Appendix of Guppy Technical
Manual to Allied Vision Website.
New M3 x 3 (2x) in Figure 22: Camera dimensions (new C-Mount)
on page 51
V6.1.0 09.07.2008 New ordering numbers of I/O cables K1200196 (2 m) and
K1200197 (5 m) in Chapter Camera I/O connector pin assign-
ment on page 60
New board level CAD drawing and marked Pin 1 with blue color in
Figure 32: Board level camera: IEEE 1394 FireWire connector 1
(view on pins) on page 66
Restructuring of Guppy Technical Manual:
• Added Chapter Contacting Allied Vision on page 9
• Added Chapter Manual overview on page 21
• Restructured Chapter Guppy types and highlights to Chap-
ter Guppy cameras on page 25.
– Infos from Guppy camera types table moved to Chapter
Specifications on page 27
– Safety instructions moved to Hardware Installation
Guide, Chapter Safety instructions and Allied Vision
camera cleaning instructions
– Environmental conditions moved to Guppy Instruction
Leaflet and Guppy Board Level Instruction Leaflet
– Infos on CS-/C-Mounting moved to Hardware Installa-
tion Guide, Chapter Guppy: changing filters safety
instructions
– Infos on System components moved to Guppy Instruc-
tion Leaflet and Guppy Board Level Instruction Leaflet
to be continued on next page
Version Date Remarks
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Introduction
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V6.1.0
[continued]
09.07.2008
[continued]
Restructuring of Guppy Technical Manual [continued]:
–InfosonSystem components and Environmental condi-
tions moved to Guppy Instruction Leaflet and Guppy
Board Level Instruction Leaflet
–InfosonIR cut filter and Lenses moved to Chapter Filter
and lenses on page 56
– Removed infos on old CS-/C-Mounting in Chapter Speci-
fications on page 27
– Moved binning explanation from Chapter Specifications
on page 27 to Chapter Video formats, modes and band-
width on page 165
– Binning / sub-sampling modes and color modes are only
listed in Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth
on page 165
– Moved detailed description of the camera interfaces
(FireWire, I/O connector), ordering numbers and oper-
ating instructions to the Hardware Installation Guide.
– Revised Chapter Description of the data path on page 76
– Revised Chapter Controlling image capture on page 142;
added Table 53: Trigger modes on page 145
– Revised Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth
on page 165
– Revised Chapter How does bandwidth affect the frame
rate? on page 194
– Revised Chapter Configuration of the camera on page
199
– Revised Chapter Firmware update on page 260
– Added Chapter Sensor position accuracy of Guppy cam-
eras on page 261
– Revised Chapter Index on page 262
Changed provisions directive to 2004/108/EG in Chapter Confor-
mity on page 26
Added Chapter Packed 12-Bit Mode on page 129
Added tables Table 28: Packed 12-Bit Mode (mono and raw) Y12
format from Allied Vision on page 73 and Table 29: Data structure
of Packed 12-Bit Mode (mono and raw) from Allied Vision on
page 75.
to be continued on next page
Version Date Remarks
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Introduction
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V6.1.0
[continued]
09.07.2008
[continued]
Added 30 fps as fixed frame rate in Table 11: Guppy F-146B/C on
page 37
Added Vendor Unique Color_Coding in Table 102: Format_7 con-
trol and status register on page 227f
Minimum delay time is 1μs in Table 58: Advanced CSR: trigger
delay on page 154
Added Raw12 and Raw16 frame rates in Chapter Guppy F-146:
AOI frame rates on page 191
Added Format_7 Mode_3 in:
•Table 67: Video formats Guppy F-038B / Guppy F-038C on
page 168
•Table 68: Video formats Guppy F-038B NIR / Guppy F-038C
NIR on page 168
•Table 69: Video formats Guppy F-044B / Guppy F-044C on
page 169
•Table 70: Video formats Guppy F-044B NIR / Guppy F-044C
NIR on page 169
Added Chapter Extended version number (FPGA/μC) on page 260
Added extended version registers (0xF1000014 and
0xF100001C) in Table 103: Advanced registers summary on page
229
Added VERSION_INFOx_EX registers and description in Chapter
Extended version information register on page 232
to be continued on next page
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Introduction
continued from previous page
V6.2.0 15.08.2008 Added cross-reference from upload LUT to GPDATA_BUFFER in
Chapter Loading an LUT into the camera on page 108
Added Guppy F-146 with Mono8 (8-bit format) and Mono12/16
(12-bit format) in Chapter Pixel data on page 71. In 12-bit mode
the data output is MSB aligned (12 significant bits). In 16-bit
mode the data output is MSB aligned (also 12 significant bits).
Added detailed level values of I/Os in Chapter Guppy (housing)
on page 60 and Chapter Guppy (board level) on page 68.
Added little endian vs. big endian byte order in Chapter
GPDATA_BUFFER on page 258
Added RoHS in Chapter Conformity on page 26
Listed shutter speed with offset in Chapter Specifications on
page 27
New measurement of IntEna signals, therefore new offsets in
Chapter Exposure time (shutter) and offset on page 156 and in
Figure 97: Data flow and timing after end of exposure (Guppy F-
038/044 also NIR) on page 161.
New photo of LED positions in Figure 30: Status LEDs on page 61
to be continued on next page
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Introduction
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V7.0.0 31.10.2008 Operating temperature changed from 50 °C to 45 °C for all Guppy
types in Chapter Specifications on page 27
New Guppy camera photos with new camera naming font:
•Titlepage
New Guppy F-503B/C: Read information in the following sec-
tions:
•ChapterConformity on page 26
•Table 14: Focal width vs. field of view (Guppy F-503) on
page 57
•ChapterSpecification Guppy F-503B/C on page 38
•ChapterHorizontal and vertical mirror function (only
Guppy F-036/F-503) on page 91
•ChapterWhite balance on page 91
•ChapterManual gain on page 99
•ChapterBrightness (black level or offset) on page 103
•ChapterLook-up table (LUT) and gamma function on page
107
•ChapterBinning (only Guppy F-036B and Guppy F-503B/C)
on page 114
•ChapterPacked 12-Bit Mode on page 129.
This mode is not yet available for Guppy F-503B/C.
•ChapterExposure time (shutter) and offset on page 156
•Table 59: Camera-specific exposure time offset on page 157
•Figure 97: Data flow and timing after end of exposure
(Guppy F-038/044 also NIR) on page 161
•Table 64: Jitter at exposure start on page 163
•Table 74: Video formats Guppy F-503B / Guppy F-503C on
page 173
•Guppy F-503: AOI frame rates on page 192
•Table 105: Camera type ID list on page 233
For Guppy F-503B/C output switching times (tp and min.
shutter) see Hardware Installation Guide, subsection Guppy
delay.
to be continued on next page
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Introduction
continued from previous page
V7.1.0 07.05.2009 All advanced registers in 8-digit format beginning with 0xF1... in
Chapter Advanced features (Allied Vision-specific) on page 229
Firing a new trigger while IntEna is still active can result in miss-
ing image (not image corruption): see Caution on page 71.
Revised Chapter White balance on page 91
New Features: Guppy F-503:
• Defect pixel correction in Chapter Defect pixel correction
(only Guppy F-503B/C) on page 109 and Table 115:
Advanced register: Defect pixel correction on page 244
• More gain steps in Table 36: Manual gain range of the vari-
ous Guppy types (CCD and CMOS) on page 100
• Global reset release shutter in Chapter Electronic rolling
shutter (ERS) and global reset release shutter (GRR) (only
Guppy F-503) on page 144
• Format_7 mode mapping in Chapter Binning and sub-sam-
pling access (only Guppy F-503) on page 126 and Chapter
Format_7 mode mapping (only Guppy F-503) on page 256
• Description of Trigger_Mode_0 with electronic rolling shut-
ter and global reset release shutter in Chapter Trigger
modes on page 145
• Changing between electronic rolling shutter (ERS) and
global reset release shutter (GRR) in Table 128: Advanced
register: Global reset release shutter on page 258
• Max. exposure time in Chapter Extended shutter on page
239
Changed sensor name from Micron to Micron/Aptina in Table 4:
Specification Guppy F-036B/C on page 28
Changed sensor name from Micron to Micron/Aptina in Table 12:
Specification Guppy F-503B/C on page 38
Changed sensor name from Micron to Micron/Aptina in Chapter
HDR (high dynamic range) (Guppy F-036 only) on page 130
Changed sensor name from Micron to Micron/Aptina in Chapter
Controlling image capture on page 142
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V7.1.0
[continued]
07.05.2009
[continued]
[continued]
Offset of low noise binning mode changed from 0xF1000580 to
0xF10005B0 in Table 127: Advanced register: Low noise binning
mode on page 257.
Changed Camera In 1 signal Uin(high) from 2 V to 2.4 V in Figure
29: Guppy (housing): Camera I/O connector pin assignment on
page 60
Corrected HUE and SATURATION in Feature control register to
Always 0 (for b/w and color cameras) on page 226 (TestTrack
Defect 605)
Calculated effective chip size for all sensors (with resolution of
Format_7 Mode_0) in Chapter Specifications on page 27
Due to discontinuation: removed Guppy F-025/029 cameras in
•ChapterGuppy cameras on page 25
•ChapterConformity on page 26
•ChapterSpecifications on page 27
•ChapterVideo formats, modes and bandwidth on page 165
•ChapterDescription of the data path on page 76
•ChapterControlling image capture on page 142
Corrected drawing in Figure 114: Delayed integration timing on
page 246
V7.1.1 23.02.2010 Minor corrections:
• Corrected registers for IO_OUTP_PWM2/3/4 in Table 30:
PWM configuration registers on page 81 and in Table 103:
Advanced registers summary on page 229
• Revised Chapter Conformity on page 26.
• Corrected Guppy F-503 Format_7 Mode_4 to Mode_6: These
are sub-sampling modes: Table 74: Video formats Guppy F-
503B / Guppy F-503C on page 173
• Corrected Camera Input 1: Uin(high) = 3.8 V...5 V
Uin(low) = 0 V...1 V in Figure 29: Guppy (housing): Camera
I/O connector pin assignment on page 60
• Corrected: Board level cameras have also Input_2 ...
Input_4/Output_4 in Register 0xF1000044 on page 235
• Corrected: Defect pixel correction: Mono8 for b/w and Raw8
for color cameras: see Chapter Building defect pixel data on
page 111
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23.02.2010
[continued]
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Improved descriptions:
• Defect pixel correction:
– Added information on limited block writes (GPData buf-
fer) in Chapter DPC data: storing mechanism on page
113
– DPDataSize divided by 4 gives the number of defect pix-
els: Table 115: Advanced register: Defect pixel correc-
tion on page 244
– Organization of DPC data in two 16-bit registers (y and x
coordinates) in Chapter Calculate defect pixel coordi-
nates on page 111
– Added improved description in Note on page 113
Corrections:
• Guppy F-038B and Guppy F-038B NIR don’t have F7M3 in
Table 67: Video formats Guppy F-038B / Guppy F-038C on
page 168 and in Table 68: Video formats Guppy F-038B NIR
/ Guppy F-038C NIR on page 168.
New storage temperature:
• 70 °C, see Chapter Specifications on page 27
New links to new Allied Vision website
•ChapterContacting Allied Vision on page 9 and many others
New measured sensor curves
•ChapterSpectral sensitivity on page 39
V7.2.0 05.07.2010 • Standard IR cut filter for all Guppy color models: IRC
Edmund Optics, spectral diagram is similar to Jenofilt 217,
see Figure 27: Spectral transmission of IR cut filter (e.g.
Jenofilt 217) on page 56
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V7.3.0 21.09.2010 Updated data:
• Corrected trigger diagram (Busy signal), see Figure 33:
Output impulse diagram on page 70
• Converted FrameMaker files from FM7 to FM9
• Corrected: mirror function is also available for Guppy F-
503, see Chapter Mirror image (only Guppy F-036/F-503)
on page 251
• Added Chapter Frame information on page 243
• Added advanced registers FRAMEINFO and FRAMECOUNTER
in Table 103: Advanced registers summary on page 229
V7.4.0 09.03.2015 Updated data:
• Corrected hyperlinks to targets on the Allied Vision website
• Added information that all color modes in Chapter Specifi-
cations on page 27 comply with the IIDC specifications
• Corrected information in Chapter Sensor position accuracy
of Guppy cameras on page 261
• Adapted addresses in Chapter Contacting Allied Vision on
page 9
• Corrected information for binning in Chapter Definition on
page 114
• Corrected list of cameras supporting Chapter Packed 12-Bit
Mode on page 129
• Updated spectral sensor curves in Chapter Spectral sensi-
tivity on page 39
• Deleted information on Guppy board level cameras
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
V7.4.1 17.08.2015 Updated data:
• Exchanged CAD drawings for C and CS mount cameras, after
the ground plate label got repositioned. See Chapter Cam-
era dimensions on page 50.
• Corrected spectral sensitivity curve for Guppy F-503B, see
Figure 19: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-503B without cut
filter and optics on page 49.
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