Allied Stingray User manual

Technical Manual
V4.4.2
15 April 2011
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
D-07646 Stadtroda / Germany
AVT Stingray

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Contents
Contacting Allied Vision Technologies ..................................................11
Introduction ...........................................................................................................12
Document history ......................................................................................................... 12
Manual overview........................................................................................................... 24
Conventions used in this manual..................................................................................... 26
Styles ..................................................................................................................... 26
Symbols.................................................................................................................. 26
More information.......................................................................................................... 27
Before operation .......................................................................................................... 28
STINGRAY cameras ...........................................................................................29
Conformity ..............................................................................................................30
FireWire....................................................................................................................31
Overview ..................................................................................................................... 31
Definition ............................................................................................................... 31
IEEE 1394 standards ................................................................................................. 31
Why use FireWire? .................................................................................................... 32
FireWire in detail.......................................................................................................... 32
Serial bus................................................................................................................ 32
FireWire connection capabilities ................................................................................. 34
Capabilities of 1394a (FireWire 400)............................................................................ 34
IIDC V1.3 camera control standards ........................................................................ 34
Capabilities of 1394b (FireWire 800) ........................................................................... 35
IIDC V1.31 camera control standards ...................................................................... 35
Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b...................................................................... 36
Compatibility example .......................................................................................... 37
Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b ........................................................................... 38
1394b bandwidths.................................................................................................... 39
Requirements for PC and 1394b.............................................................................. 39
Requirements for laptop and 1394b ........................................................................ 41
Example 1: 1394b bandwidth of Stingray cameras..................................................... 43
Example 2: More than one Stingray camera at full speed............................................ 44
FireWire Plug & play capabilities................................................................................. 45
FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions ............................................................... 45
Operating system support .......................................................................................... 46
Filter and lenses .................................................................................................47
IR cut filter: spectral transmission .................................................................................. 47
Camera lenses .............................................................................................................. 48
Specifications .......................................................................................................50

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STINGRAY F-033B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 50
STINGRAY F-046B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 52
STINGRAY F-080B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 54
STINGRAY F-125B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 56
STINGRAY F-145B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 58
STINGRAY F-146B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 60
STINGRAY F-201B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 62
STINGRAY F-504B/C (fiber)............................................................................................. 64
Spectral sensitivity ....................................................................................................... 66
Camera dimensions ..........................................................................................75
Serial numbers for starting new front flange................................................................. 75
STINGRAY standard housing (2 x 1394b copper) ................................................................ 76
STINGRAY (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) ........................................................................... 77
Tripod adapter ............................................................................................................. 78
Stingray W90 (2 x 1394b copper) .................................................................................... 79
Stingray W90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)....................................................................... 80
Stingray W90 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) .............................................................................. 81
Stingray W90 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)................................................................. 82
Stingray W270 (2 x 1394b copper) .................................................................................. 83
Stingray W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) ..................................................................... 84
Stingray W270 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) ............................................................................ 85
Stingray W270 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) ............................................................... 86
Stingray Compact.......................................................................................................... 87
Cross section: CS-Mount................................................................................................. 88
Cross section: C-Mount .................................................................................................. 89
Adjustment of C-Mount and CS-Mount.............................................................................. 89
Stingray board level: dimensions..................................................................................... 90
Stingray board level: CS-Mount ....................................................................................... 91
Stingray board level: C-Mount......................................................................................... 92
Camera interfaces .............................................................................................93
IEEE 1394b port pin assignment ..................................................................................... 93
Board level camera: IEEE 1394b port pin assignment ..................................................... 95
Camera I/O connector pin assignment ............................................................................. 96
Board level camera: I/O pin assignment....................................................................... 97
Status LEDs.................................................................................................................. 98
Normal conditions .................................................................................................... 99
Error conditions ....................................................................................................... 99
Control and video data signals...................................................................................... 100
Inputs .................................................................................................................. 100
Triggers............................................................................................................ 100
Input/output pin control......................................................................................... 101
IO_INP_CTRL 1-2 ............................................................................................... 102
Trigger delay..................................................................................................... 103
Outputs ................................................................................................................ 105
IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-4 ............................................................................................. 107

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Output modes.................................................................................................... 108
Pulse-width modulation (Stingray housing and Stingray board level models) ................... 110
PWM: minimal and maximal periods and frequencies ............................................... 111
PWM: Examples in practice .................................................................................. 112
Pixel data.................................................................................................................. 113
Description of the data path......................................................................119
Block diagrams of the cameras ..................................................................................... 119
Black and white cameras ......................................................................................... 120
Color cameras ........................................................................................................ 121
White balance ............................................................................................................ 122
One-push white balance .......................................................................................... 124
Auto white balance (AWB) ..................................................................................... 125
Auto shutter .............................................................................................................. 127
Auto gain.................................................................................................................. 129
Manual gain............................................................................................................... 132
Brightness (black level or offset) .................................................................................. 132
Horizontal mirror function ........................................................................................... 134
Shading correction...................................................................................................... 135
Building shading image in Format_7 modes ............................................................... 135
First example .................................................................................................... 135
Second example................................................................................................. 135
How to store shading image..................................................................................... 136
Automatic generation of correction data.................................................................... 137
Requirements .................................................................................................... 137
Algorithm ......................................................................................................... 137
Loading a shading image out of the camera ............................................................... 140
Loading a shading image into the camera .................................................................. 141
Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function....................................................................... 142
Loading an LUT into the camera ............................................................................... 144
Defect pixel correction ................................................................................................ 145
Building defect pixel correction image in Format_7 modes ........................................... 146
First example .................................................................................................... 146
Second example................................................................................................. 146
Flow diagram of defect pixel correction ..................................................................... 147
Building defect pixel data ....................................................................................... 148
Grab an image with defect pixel data.................................................................... 148
Calculate defect pixel coordinates ........................................................................ 148
Reset values (resolution, shutter, gain, brightness) ................................................ 149
Activate/deactivate defect pixel correction ................................................................ 149
Store defect pixel data non-volatile .......................................................................... 149
Load non-volatile stored defect pixel data ................................................................. 149
Send defect pixel data to the host ............................................................................ 150
Receive defect pixel data from the host..................................................................... 150
DPC data: storing mechanism ................................................................................... 150
Binning (only Stingray b/w and F-201C/504C) ................................................................ 151
2 x / 4 x / 8 x binning (F-201C only 2 x vertical binning) ............................................ 151
Vertical binning ..................................................................................................... 152

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Horizontal binning (F-201C only 2 x horizontal binning) .............................................. 154
2 x full binning/4 x full binning/8 x full binning (F-201C only 2 x full binning)............... 156
Sub-sampling (Stingray b/w and color) .......................................................................... 157
What is sub-sampling? ............................................................................................ 157
Which Stingray models have sub-sampling?................................................................ 157
Description of sub-sampling..................................................................................... 157
Binning and sub-sampling access.................................................................................. 164
Quick parameter change timing modes........................................................................... 166
Why new timing modes?.......................................................................................... 166
Standard Parameter Update Timing .................................................................... 167
New: Quick Format Change Mode (QFCM) ............................................................. 167
How to transfer parameters to the camera.................................................................. 168
Encapsulated Update (begin/end)...................................................................... 169
Parameter-List Update ...................................................................................... 169
Standard Update (IIDC)..................................................................................... 171
Packed 12-Bit Mode................................................................................................... 172
High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) ...................................................................... 173
Frame memory and deferred image transport................................................................... 174
Deferred image transport......................................................................................... 174
HoldImg mode....................................................................................................... 175
FastCapture mode................................................................................................... 177
Color interpolation (BAYER demosaicing) ....................................................................... 178
Sharpness.................................................................................................................. 180
Hue and saturation ..................................................................................................... 181
Color correction.......................................................................................................... 182
Why color correction? ......................................................................................... 182
Color correction in AVT cameras ........................................................................... 182
Color correction: formula..................................................................................... 182
GretagMacbeth ColorChecker................................................................................ 182
Changing color correction coefficients .................................................................. 183
Switch color correction on/off ............................................................................. 183
Color conversion (RGB YUV) ..................................................................................... 184
Bulk Trigger............................................................................................................... 184
Level Trigger.............................................................................................................. 184
Serial interface........................................................................................................... 185
Controlling image capture ..........................................................................190
Trigger modi .............................................................................................................. 190
Bulk trigger (Trigger_Mode_15)................................................................................ 192
Trigger delay ......................................................................................................... 195
Trigger delay advanced register............................................................................ 196
Software trigger..................................................................................................... 197
Debounce.............................................................................................................. 197
Debounce time....................................................................................................... 198
Exposure time (shutter) and offset ................................................................................ 199
Exposure time offset............................................................................................... 199
Minimum exposure time .......................................................................................... 199
Extended shutter.................................................................................................... 200

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One-shot ................................................................................................................... 202
One-shot command on the bus to start of exposure ..................................................... 203
End of exposure to first packet on the bus ................................................................. 204
Multi-shot ................................................................................................................. 205
ISO_Enable / free-run.................................................................................................. 205
Asynchronous broadcast .............................................................................................. 205
Jitter at start of exposure ............................................................................................ 206
Sequence mode .......................................................................................................... 208
How is sequence mode implemented?........................................................................ 209
Setup mode....................................................................................................... 210
Sequence step mode........................................................................................... 210
SeqMode description .......................................................................................... 211
Sequence repeat counter..................................................................................... 211
Manual stepping & reset ..................................................................................... 211
Which sequence mode features are available? ............................................................. 213
Setup mode....................................................................................................... 213
I/O controlled sequence stepping mode ................................................................ 213
I/O controlled sequence pointer reset ................................................................... 213
I/O controlled sequence stepping mode and I/O controlled sequence pointer reset via
software command ............................................................................................. 214
Points to pay attention to when working with a sequence ............................................ 214
Changing the parameters within a sequence ............................................................... 216
Points to pay attention to when changing the parameters............................................ 216
Secure image signature (SIS): definition and scenarios .................................................... 217
SIS: Definition....................................................................................................... 217
SIS: Scenarios........................................................................................................ 217
Video formats, modes and bandwidth .................................................219
Stingray F-033B / Stingray F-033C
and board level F-033B BL / F-033C BL .......................................................................... 220
Stingray F-046B / Stingray F-046C
and board level F-046B BL / F-046C BL .......................................................................... 222
Stingray F-080B / Stingray F-080C
and board level F-080B BL / F-080C BL .......................................................................... 224
Stingray F-125B / Stingray F-125C
and board level F-125B BL / F-125C BL .......................................................................... 226
Stingray F-145B / Stingray F-145C
and board level F-145B BL / F-145C BL .......................................................................... 229
Stingray F-146B / Stingray F-146C
and board level F-146B BL / F-146C BL .......................................................................... 233
Stingray F-201B / Stingray F-201C
and board level F-201B BL / F-201C BL .......................................................................... 236
Stingray F-504B / Stingray F-504C
and board level F-504B BL / F-504C BL .......................................................................... 239
Area of interest (AOI) ................................................................................................. 241
Autofunction AOI ................................................................................................... 243
Frame rates................................................................................................................ 245
Frame rates Format_7 ............................................................................................. 249

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Stingray F-033/F-033 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 250
Stingray F-046/F-046 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 251
Stingray F-080/F-080 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 252
Stingray F-125/F-125 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 253
Stingray F-145/F-145 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 254
Stingray F-146/F-146 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 255
Stingray F-201/F-201 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 256
Stingray F-504/F-504 BL: AOI frame rates .................................................................. 257
How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? ...................................258
Example formula for the b/w camera..................................................................... 259
Test images ............................................................................................................... 260
Loading test images ............................................................................................... 260
Test images for b/w cameras.................................................................................... 260
Test images for color cameras .................................................................................. 261
YUV4:2:2 mode.................................................................................................. 261
Mono8 (raw data) .............................................................................................. 261
Configuration of the camera......................................................................262
Camera_Status_Register............................................................................................... 262
Example................................................................................................................ 263
Sample program ..................................................................................................... 266
Example FireGrab ............................................................................................... 266
Example FireStack API ........................................................................................ 267
Configuration ROM...................................................................................................... 268
Implemented registers (IIDC V1.31) .............................................................................. 271
Camera initialize register......................................................................................... 271
Inquiry register for video format............................................................................... 271
Inquiry register for video mode ................................................................................ 272
Inquiry register for video frame rate and base address ................................................. 273
Inquiry register for basic function............................................................................. 282
Inquiry register for feature presence ......................................................................... 283
Inquiry register for feature elements ......................................................................... 285
Status and control registers for camera...................................................................... 288
Inquiry register for absolute value CSR offset address .................................................. 289
Status and control register for one-push .................................................................... 290
Feature control error status register .......................................................................... 294
Video mode control and status registers for Format_7.................................................. 294
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_0.......................................................................... 294
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_1.......................................................................... 294
Format_7 control and status register (CSR) ............................................................ 294
Temperature register............................................................................................... 296
Advanced features (AVT-specific) .................................................................................. 297
Advanced registers summary .................................................................................... 297
Extended version information register ....................................................................... 301
Advanced feature inquiry......................................................................................... 303
Camera status........................................................................................................ 305
Maximum resolution ............................................................................................... 306

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Time base ............................................................................................................. 306
Extended shutter.................................................................................................... 308
Test images........................................................................................................... 309
Look-up tables (LUT) .............................................................................................. 310
Loading a look-up table into the camera ............................................................... 311
Shading correction ................................................................................................. 312
Reading or writing shading image from/into the camera.......................................... 313
Automatic generation of a shading image.............................................................. 313
Memory channel error codes ................................................................................ 314
Deferred image transport......................................................................................... 315
Frame information.................................................................................................. 316
Defect pixel correction............................................................................................ 317
Input/output pin control......................................................................................... 318
Delayed Integration Enable (IntEna) ......................................................................... 319
Auto shutter control ............................................................................................... 320
Auto gain control................................................................................................... 321
Autofunction AOI ................................................................................................... 322
Color correction ..................................................................................................... 323
Trigger delay ......................................................................................................... 324
Mirror image.......................................................................................................... 324
Soft reset.............................................................................................................. 325
High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) .................................................................. 326
Maximum ISO packet size ........................................................................................ 327
Quick parameter change timing modes ...................................................................... 329
Standard Parameter Update Timing....................................................................... 329
Quick Format Change Mode.................................................................................. 329
Automatic reset of the UpdActive flag................................................................... 330
Parameter-List Update ............................................................................................ 331
Format_7 mode mapping ......................................................................................... 332
Example ........................................................................................................... 333
Low noise binning mode (2 x and 4 x binning) ........................................................... 333
Secure image signature (SIS) ................................................................................... 334
Advanced register: SIS........................................................................................ 334
Examples: cycle time .......................................................................................... 336
Advanced register: frame counter ......................................................................... 337
Advanced register: trigger counter........................................................................ 338
Where to find cycle time, frame counter and trigger counter in the image .................. 339
Where to find all SIS values in the image .............................................................. 339
Software feature control (disable LEDs) ..................................................................... 340
Disable LEDs...................................................................................................... 340
User profiles.......................................................................................................... 341
Error codes ....................................................................................................... 342
Reset of error codes ........................................................................................... 343
Stored settings.................................................................................................. 343
Pulse-width modulation (PWM): Stingray housing and board level cameras...................... 344
GPDATA_BUFFER..................................................................................................... 345
Little endian vs. big endian byte order.................................................................. 345
Appendix ................................................................................................................346

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Sensor position accuracy of AVT GigE cameras................................................................. 346
Firmware update...............................................................................................347
Extended version number (FPGA/µC).............................................................................. 347
Index.........................................................................................................................348

Contacting Allied Vision Technologies
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Contacting Allied Vision Technologies
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Introduction
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Introduction
This STINGRAY Technical Manual describes in depth the technical specifica-
tions, dimensions, all camera features (IIDC standard and AVT smart fea-
tures) and their registers, trigger features, all video and color formats, band-
width and frame rate calculation.
For information on hardware installation, safety warnings, pin assignments
on I/O connectors and 1394b connectors read the Hardware Installation
Guide.
Document history
Note

Please read through this manual carefully.
We assume that you have read already the Hardware
Installation Guide and that you have installed the hard-
ware and software on your PC or laptop (FireWire card,
cables).
Version Date Remarks
V2.0.0 31.03.08 New Manual - RELEASE status
V2.1.0 23.05.08 New CAD drawings due to new flange in Chapter Camera dimen-
sions on page 75ff.
Added Appendix: Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT GigE
cameras on page 346
Added direct fiber technology in Chapter STINGRAY cameras on
page 29
Added fiber cameras (1 x copper, 1 x GOF) and fiber power con-
sumption in all tables in Chapter Specifications on page 50ff.
Added Chapter Pulse-width modulation (Stingray housing and
Stingray board level models) on page 110ff.
Added Chapter Horizontal mirror function on page 133ff.
Added Chapter Shading correction on page 134
to be continued on next page
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V2.1.0
[continued]
23.05.08
[continued]
Added 4 x and 8 x binning in
Chapter Binning (only Stingray b/w and F-201C/504C) on page
150ff.
Added 2 out of 8 sub-sampling in Chapter Sub-sampling (Stin-
gray b/w and color) on page 156ff.
Changed Figure 90: Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to
F7M1...F7M7 on page 164
Added fiber models in Table 55: FIFO memory size on page 173
Added Chapter Temperature register on page 296
Added Shading control registers (0xF1000250, 0xF1000254,
0xF1000258) in Table 128: Advanced registers summary on page
297ff.
Added Mirror image register (0xF1000410) in Table 128:
Advanced registers summary on page 297ff.
Added board level variants in Table 130: Camera type ID list on
page 302
Added Shading and Mirror image in Table 131: Advanced regis-
ter: Advanced feature inquiry on page 303
Added Chapter Shading correction on page 312ff.
Added Chapter Mirror image on page 324
Added Appendix Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT GigE
cameras on page 346
Added 0x09 PWM in Table 30: Output routing on page 108
Added Chapter Board level camera: IEEE 1394b port pin assign-
ment on page 95
Added Chapter Board level camera: I/O pin assignment on page
97
Added PWM feature in Chapter IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-4 on page
107ff.
Added Pulse-width modulation (Stingray housing and Stingray
board level models) on page 110
Added PWM feature in Table 30: Output routing on page 108.
to be continued on next page
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V2.1.0
[continued]
23.05.08
[continued]
[continued]
Added board level in Video formats, modes and bandwidth on
page 219ff.
Added board level (BL) in Table 130: Camera type ID list on page
302
Added PWM in Table 131: Advanced register: Advanced feature
inquiry on page 303f.
Changed resolutions of Format_7 modes in Chapter Video for-
mats, modes and bandwidth on page 219ff.
Corrected RGB8 frame rates in Format_7 Mode_0 in Chapter
Video formats, modes and bandwidth on page 219ff.
Added frame rates for binning and sub-sampling modes in
Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth on page 219ff.
Added Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT GigE cameras on
page 346
Changed provisions directive to 2004/108/EG in Chapter Con-
formity on page 30.
V2.2.0 15.08.08 Corrected HIROSE connector in CAD drawings in Chapter Camera
dimensions on page 75ff.
Added cross-reference from upload LUT to GPDATA_BUFFER in
Chapter Loading a shading image into the camera on page 140
Added cross-reference from upload/download shading image
to GPDATA_BUFFER in:
–ChapterLoading a shading image out of the camera on
page 139
–ChapterLoading a shading image into the camera on
page 140
Added little endian vs. big endian byte order in Chapter
GPDATA_BUFFER on page 345
Added detailed cross-reference in Chapter Camera I/O connector
pin assignment on page 96
Added detailed level values of I/Os in Chapter Camera I/O con-
nector pin assignment on page 96.
Rounded shutter speeds in Chapter Specifications on page 50.
to be continued on next page
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continued from last page
V2.2.0
[continued]
15.08.08
[continued]
[continued]
Rounded offsets in Chapter Exposure time (shutter) and offset
on page 199f. and in Figure 102: Data flow and timing after end
of exposure on page 204.
Added new image of Stingray camera with two screws on either
side of the cameras for fixing the front flange:
– See title page
New Stingray photo on title page (with new screws on either
side of camera)
New photo of LED positions in Figure 47: Position of status LEDs
on page 98
V2.3.0 12.09.08 New Stingray board level CAD drawing with new Molex 1.25 mm
Pitch PicoBlade Wire-to-Board Header (53047-1310) and new
cable lengths in Figure 44: Board level camera: two IEEE 1394b
FireWire connectors on page 95 and in Figure 46: Board level
camera: I/O pin assignment on page 97
V2.4.0 30.09.08 New Stingray board level CAD drawing with new Molex 1.25 mm
Pitch PicoBlade Wire-to-Board Header (53047-1310) in:
–Figure 40: Stingray board level dimensions on page 90
–Figure 41: Stingray board level: CS-Mount on page 91
–Figure 42: Stingray board level: C-Mount on page 92
to be continued on next page
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V3.0.0 08.10.08 New Stingray board level CAD drawing with name of screws
M2x14 ISO7045-A2 (2x):
–Figure 41: Stingray board level: CS-Mount on page 91
–Figure 42: Stingray board level: C-Mount on page 92
New Stingray F-125B/C: Read information in the following sec-
tions:
•Table 15: Specification STINGRAY F-125B/C (fiber) on page
56f.
•Table 55: FIFO memory size on page 173
•Table 66: Camera-specific exposure time offset on page 199
•Table 67: Camera-specific minimum exposure time on page
199
•Figure 102: Data flow and timing after end of exposure on
page 204
•Table 72: Jitter at exposure start (no binning, no sub-sam-
pling) on page 207
•Table 83: Video fixed formats Stingray F-125B / F-125C on
page 226
•Table 84: Video Format_7 default modes Stingray F-125B /
F-125C on page 227
•Table 130: Camera type ID list on page 302
For Stingray F-125B/C output switching times (tp and min.
shutter) see Hardware Installation Guide, subsection
STINGRAY delay
to be continued on next page
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V4.0.0 21.10.08 New Stingray F-504B/C: Read information in the following sec-
tions:
•Table 19: Specification STINGRAY F-504B/C (fiber) on page
64f.
•Table 55: FIFO memory size on page 173
•Table 66: Camera-specific exposure time offset on page 199
•Table 67: Camera-specific minimum exposure time on page
199
•Figure 102: Data flow and timing after end of exposure on
page 204
•Table 72: Jitter at exposure start (no binning, no sub-sam-
pling) on page 207
•Table 91: Video fixed formats Stingray F-504B / F-504C on
page 239
•Table 92: Video Format_7 default modes Stingray F-504B /
F-504C on page 240
•Table 130: Camera type ID list on page 302f.
For Stingray F-504B/C output switching times (tp and min.
shutter) see Hardware Installation Guide, subsection
STINGRAY delay
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V4.1.0 28.01.09 All advanced registers in 8-digit format beginning with 0xF1...
in Chapter Advanced features (AVT-specific) on page 297ff. and
in Chapter Parameter-List Update on page 331
New CAD drawings (hexagon socket head cap screw ISO 4762):
•Figure 40: Stingray board level dimensions on page 90
•Figure 41: Stingray board level: CS-Mount on page 91
•Figure 42: Stingray board level: C-Mount on page 92
•Figure 44: Board level camera: two IEEE 1394b FireWire
connectors on page 95
•Figure 46: Board level camera: I/O pin assignment on page
97
SEQUENCE_RESET register moved to SEQUENCE_STEP register
(0xF1000228) in SEQUENCE_STEP on page 210 and in
SEQUENCE_STEP on page 297
Corrected CAD drawing in Figure 31: Stingray W90 S90 (2 x
1394b copper) on page 81
Revised Chapter White balance on page 121ff
Memory size (Internal FIFO memory) of Stingray F-125 is 12
frames in Table 15: Specification STINGRAY F-125B/C (fiber) on
page 56 and in Table 55: FIFO memory size on page 173
Revised Table 100: Frame rates (fps) Stingray F-125 as function
of AOI height (pixel) [width=1292] on page 253
Corrected black level increments in Chapter Brightness (black
level or offset) on page 131
New AOI frame rates of Stingray F-504 in Chapter Frame rates
of Stingray F-504 as function of AOI height [width=2452] on
page 257
New Stingray F-125C RGB8 modes in Table 83: Video fixed for-
mats Stingray F-125B / F-125C on page 226
New Stingray F-504C RGB8 modes in Table 91: Video fixed for-
mats Stingray F-504B / F-504C on page 239
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V4.2.0 28.05.09 Calculated effective chip size for all sensors (with resolution
of Format_7 Mode_0) in Chapter Specifications on page 50ff.
SIS feature: standardized terminology, added examples in
Chapter Secure image signature (SIS): definition and scenarios
on page 217
Stingray cameras do not support storing shading image data
into non-volatile memory, see Table 139: Advanced register:
Shading on page 312 (0XF1000250 bit 8 to 10)
Corrected drawing in Figure 119: Delayed integration timing on
page 319.
In SIS chapter: added cycle time examples: Chapter Examples:
cycle time on page 336
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V4.2.0
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28.05.09
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Stingray update round (SUR):
•OnlyGOF models: new LED signals (asynchronous traffic
and signal detect) in Table 21: LEDs showing normal condi-
tions on page 99
• Stingray F-504 cameras are also available with 64 MByte
internal FIFO memory (instead of 32 MByte):
–Table 19: Specification STINGRAY F-504B/C (fiber) on
page 64 and
–Table 55: FIFO memory size on page 173
• All Stingray models: added defect pixel correction:
–ChapterDefect pixel correction on page 144
–Table 143: Advanced register: Defect pixel correction on
page 317
• All Stingray models: added low noise binning mode:
–Table 159: Advanced register: Low noise binning mode
on page 333
• All Stingray models: added software trigger:
– In inquiry register 530h on page 286 added:
Value_Read_Inq [7],
Trigger_Source0_Inq [8] and
Software_Trigger_Inq [15]
– In inquiry register 62Ch on page 288 added:
Software_Trigger
• All Stingray models: added disable LEDs function:
–ChapterSoftware feature control (disable LEDs) on
page 340
• All Stingray GOF models: added two new LED signals
–Only GOF: asynchronous traffic on page 99
–Only GOF: GOF signal detect on page 99
• All Stingray models: added debounce feature:
– Advanced register summary 0xF1000840 on page 300
– Advanced register summary 0xF1000850 on page 300
– Advanced register summary 0xF1000860 on page 300
– Advanced register summary 0xF1000870 on page 300
–ChapterDebounce on page 197f.
–Table 65: Advanced register: Debounce time for input
ports on page 198
V4.2.0
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Stingray update round (SUR):
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•WaitingForTrigger signal for outputs
–Table 28: Output signals on page 105
– Output mode: trigger ID 0x0A on page 108
–Figure 50: Output impulse diagram on page 109
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