AVT AVT Pike User manual

Technical Manual
V4.1.0
20 August 2008
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
D-07646 Stadtroda / Germany
AVT Pike

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Contents
Contacting Allied Vision Technologies ..................................................10
Introduction ...........................................................................................................11
Document history ......................................................................................................... 11
Manual overview........................................................................................................... 17
Conventions used in this manual..................................................................................... 18
Styles ..................................................................................................................... 18
Symbols .................................................................................................................. 18
More information.......................................................................................................... 19
Before operation .......................................................................................................... 19
PIKE cameras .......................................................................................................21
Declarations of conformity ...........................................................................23
FireWire....................................................................................................................24
Overview ..................................................................................................................... 24
Definition ............................................................................................................... 24
IEEE 1394 standards ................................................................................................. 24
Why use FireWire? .................................................................................................... 25
FireWire in detail.......................................................................................................... 25
Serial bus................................................................................................................ 25
FireWire connection capabilities ................................................................................. 27
Capabilities of 1394a (FireWire 400)............................................................................ 27
IIDC V1.3 camera control standards ........................................................................ 27
Capabilities of 1394b (FireWire 800) ........................................................................... 28
IIDC V1.31 camera control standards ...................................................................... 28
Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b...................................................................... 29
Compatibility example .......................................................................................... 30
Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b ........................................................................... 31
1394b bandwidths.................................................................................................... 32
Requirements for PC and 1394b.............................................................................. 32
Requirements for laptop and 1394b ........................................................................ 34
Example1: 1394b bandwidth of PIKE cameras ........................................................... 35
Example 2: More than one PIKE camera at full speed................................................. 36
FireWire Plug & play capabilities................................................................................. 37
FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions ............................................................... 37
Operating system support .......................................................................................... 38
Filter and lenses .................................................................................................39
IR cut filter: spectral transmission .................................................................................. 39
Camera lenses.......................................................................................................... 40
Specifications .......................................................................................................42

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PIKE F-032B/C (fiber).................................................................................................... 42
PIKE F-100B/C (fiber).................................................................................................... 44
PIKE F-145B/C (fiber) (-15fps*)...................................................................................... 46
PIKE F-210B/C (fiber).................................................................................................... 48
PIKE F-421B/C (fiber).................................................................................................... 50
PIKE F-505B/C (fiber).................................................................................................... 52
Spectral sensitivity ....................................................................................................... 54
Camera dimensions ..........................................................................................60
PIKE standard housing (2 x 1394b copper) ....................................................................... 60
PIKE (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)................................................................................... 61
Tripod adapter ............................................................................................................. 62
Pike W90 (2 x 1394b copper).......................................................................................... 63
Pike W90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) ............................................................................ 64
Pike W90 S90 (2 x 1394b copper).................................................................................... 65
Pike W90 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) ...................................................................... 66
Pike W270 (2 x 1394b copper) ........................................................................................ 67
Pike W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)........................................................................... 68
Pike W270 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) .................................................................................. 69
Pike W270 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)..................................................................... 70
Cross section: CS-Mount (only PIKE F-032B/C) .................................................................. 71
Cross section: C-Mount (VGA size filter) ........................................................................... 72
Cross section: C-Mount (large filter) ................................................................................ 73
Adjustment of C-Mount.................................................................................................. 74
F-Mount, K-Mount, M39-Mount ....................................................................................... 75
Cross section: M39-Mount.......................................................................................... 75
Camera interfaces .............................................................................................76
IEEE 1394b port pin assignment ..................................................................................... 76
Camera I/O connector pin assignment ............................................................................. 78
Status LEDs.................................................................................................................. 79
On LED (green) ........................................................................................................ 79
Status LED............................................................................................................... 79
Control and video data signals........................................................................................ 81
Inputs .................................................................................................................... 81
Triggers.............................................................................................................. 81
Input/output pin control........................................................................................... 82
IO_INP_CTRL 1-2 ................................................................................................. 83
Trigger delay ....................................................................................................... 84
Outputs .................................................................................................................. 86
IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-4 ............................................................................................... 87
Output modes...................................................................................................... 88
Pixel data.................................................................................................................... 91
Description of the data path........................................................................94
Block diagrams of the cameras ....................................................................................... 94
Black and white cameras ........................................................................................... 94

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Color cameras .......................................................................................................... 95
Channel balance ........................................................................................................... 96
Channel adjustment with SmartView (>1.5) .................................................................. 96
White balance .............................................................................................................. 98
One-push automatic white balance ............................................................................. 99
Automatic white balance ......................................................................................... 101
Auto shutter .............................................................................................................. 102
Auto gain .................................................................................................................. 104
Manual gain............................................................................................................... 107
Brightness (black level or offset) .................................................................................. 108
Horizontal mirror function ........................................................................................... 109
Shading correction...................................................................................................... 111
Building shading image in Format_7 modes ............................................................... 111
First example .................................................................................................... 111
Second example................................................................................................. 111
How to store shading image..................................................................................... 112
Automatic generation of correction data.................................................................... 113
Requirements .................................................................................................... 113
Algorithm ......................................................................................................... 113
Loading a shading image out of the camera ............................................................... 116
Loading a shading image into the camera .................................................................. 117
Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function....................................................................... 118
Loading an LUT into the camera ............................................................................... 120
Binning (only Pike b/w models).................................................................................... 121
2 x / 4 x / 8 x binning............................................................................................ 121
Vertical binning ..................................................................................................... 122
Horizontal binning ................................................................................................. 124
2 x full binning/4 x full binning/8 x full binning ........................................................ 125
Sub-sampling (PIKE b/w and color) ............................................................................... 126
What is sub-sampling? ............................................................................................ 126
Which PIKE models have sub-sampling? ..................................................................... 126
Description of sub-sampling..................................................................................... 126
Binning and sub-sampling access.................................................................................. 133
Quick parameter change timing modes....................................................................... 135
Why new timing modes?.......................................................................................... 135
Standard Parameter Update Timing .................................................................... 136
New: Quick Format Change Mode (QFCM) ............................................................. 136
How to transfer parameters to the camera.................................................................. 137
Encapsulated Update (begin/end)...................................................................... 137
Parameter-List Update ...................................................................................... 138
Standard Update (IIDC)..................................................................................... 139
Packed 12-Bit Mode................................................................................................... 140
High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) ...................................................................... 141
Frame memory and deferred image transport................................................................... 142
Deferred image transport......................................................................................... 142
HoldImg mode....................................................................................................... 143
FastCapture mode................................................................................................... 145

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Color interpolation (BAYER demosaicing) ....................................................................... 146
Sharpness.................................................................................................................. 147
Hue and saturation ..................................................................................................... 148
Color correction.......................................................................................................... 149
Why color correction? ......................................................................................... 149
Color correction in AVT cameras ........................................................................... 149
Color correction: formula..................................................................................... 149
GretagMacbeth ColorChecker ................................................................................ 149
Changing color correction coefficients .................................................................. 150
Switch color correction on/off ............................................................................. 150
Color conversion (RGB YUV) ..................................................................................... 151
Bulk Trigger............................................................................................................... 151
Level Trigger.............................................................................................................. 151
Serial interface........................................................................................................... 152
Controlling image capture ..........................................................................157
Trigger modi .............................................................................................................. 157
Bulk Trigger (Trigger_Mode_15)................................................................................ 159
Trigger delay ......................................................................................................... 162
Trigger delay advanced register............................................................................ 163
Exposure time (shutter) and offset ................................................................................ 164
Exposure time offset ............................................................................................... 164
Minimum exposure time .......................................................................................... 165
Extended shutter.................................................................................................... 165
One-shot ................................................................................................................... 167
One-shot command on the bus to start of exposure ..................................................... 168
End of exposure to first packet on the bus ................................................................. 169
Multi-shot ................................................................................................................. 170
ISO_Enable / free-run.................................................................................................. 170
Asynchronous broadcast .............................................................................................. 170
Jitter at start of exposure ............................................................................................ 171
Sequence mode .......................................................................................................... 173
How is sequence mode implemented?........................................................................ 174
Setup mode (new for 3.x).................................................................................... 175
Sequence step mode (new for 3.x)........................................................................ 175
SeqMode description .......................................................................................... 176
Sequence repeat counter (new for 3.x) .................................................................. 176
Manual stepping & reset (new for 3.x) .................................................................. 176
Which new sequence mode features are available?....................................................... 178
Setup mode....................................................................................................... 178
I/O controlled sequence stepping mode.............................................................. 178
I/O controlled sequence pointer reset ................................................................ 179
I/O controlled sequence stepping mode and I/O controlled sequence pointer reset via
software command ............................................................................................. 179
Points to pay attention to when working with a sequence ............................................ 179
Changing the parameters within a sequence ............................................................... 181
Points to pay attention to when changing the parameters............................................ 181
Secure image signature (SIS): definition and scenarios .................................................... 182

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SIS: Definition....................................................................................................... 182
SIS: Scenarios........................................................................................................ 182
Smear reduction ......................................................................................................... 184
Smear reduction: definition ..................................................................................... 184
Smear reduction: how it works ................................................................................. 184
Smear reduction: switch on/off in register and SmartView ............................................ 184
Video formats, modes and bandwidth .................................................185
PIKE F-032B / PIKE F-032C........................................................................................... 186
PIKE F-100B / PIKE F-100C........................................................................................... 188
PIKE F-145B / PIKE F-145C (-15 fps**) .......................................................................... 190
PIKE F-210B / PIKE F-210C........................................................................................... 192
PIKE F-421B / PIKE F-421C........................................................................................... 194
PIKE F-505B / PIKE F-505C........................................................................................... 196
Area of interest (AOI) ................................................................................................. 198
Autofunction AOI ................................................................................................... 200
Frame rates................................................................................................................ 201
Frame rates Format_7 ............................................................................................. 205
PIKE F-032: AOI frame rates..................................................................................... 206
PIKE F-100: AOI frame rates..................................................................................... 208
PIKE F-145: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling)........................................................... 210
PIKE F-145: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) ............................................................... 212
PIKE F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampl.) ..................................................... 214
PIKE F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (sub-sampl.).......................................................... 216
PIKE F-210: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling)........................................................... 217
PIKE F-210: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) ............................................................... 219
PIKE F-421: AOI frame rates..................................................................................... 221
PIKE F-505: AOI frame rates..................................................................................... 223
AOI frame rates with max. BPP = 8192 .................................................................. 223
AOI frame rates with max. BPP = 11000 ................................................................ 225
How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? ...................................226
Example formula for the b/w camera..................................................................... 227
Test images ............................................................................................................... 228
Loading test images ............................................................................................... 228
Test images for b/w cameras.................................................................................... 228
Test images for color cameras .................................................................................. 229
YUV4:2:2 mode.................................................................................................. 229
Mono8 (raw data) .............................................................................................. 229
Configuration of the camera......................................................................230
Camera_Status_Register............................................................................................... 230
Example................................................................................................................ 231
Sample program ..................................................................................................... 234
Example FireGrab ............................................................................................... 234
Example FireStack API ........................................................................................ 235
Configuration ROM...................................................................................................... 236
Implemented registers................................................................................................. 239

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Camera initialize register......................................................................................... 239
Inquiry register for video format............................................................................... 239
Inquiry register for video mode ................................................................................ 240
Inquiry register for video frame rate and base address ................................................. 241
Inquiry register for basic function............................................................................. 250
Inquiry register for feature presence ......................................................................... 251
Inquiry register for feature elements ......................................................................... 253
Inquiry register for absolute value CSR offset address .................................................. 256
Status and control register for feature....................................................................... 257
Feature control error status register .......................................................................... 261
Video mode control and status registers for Format_7.................................................. 261
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_0 .......................................................................... 261
Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_1 .......................................................................... 261
Format_7 control and status register (CSR) ............................................................ 261
Advanced features ...................................................................................................... 263
Extended version information register ....................................................................... 266
Advanced feature inquiry......................................................................................... 269
Camera status ........................................................................................................ 271
Maximum resolution ............................................................................................... 272
Time base ............................................................................................................. 272
Extended shutter.................................................................................................... 274
Test images ........................................................................................................... 275
Look-up tables (LUT) .............................................................................................. 276
Loading a look-up table into the camera ............................................................... 277
Shading correction ................................................................................................. 278
Reading or writing shading image from/into the camera .......................................... 280
Automatic generation of a shading image.............................................................. 280
Non-volatile memory operations........................................................................... 280
Memory channel error codes ................................................................................ 281
Deferred image transport......................................................................................... 282
Frame information.................................................................................................. 283
Input/output pin control......................................................................................... 283
Delayed Integration enable...................................................................................... 284
Auto shutter control ............................................................................................... 285
Auto gain control................................................................................................... 286
Autofunction AOI ................................................................................................... 287
Color correction ..................................................................................................... 288
Trigger delay ......................................................................................................... 289
Mirror image.......................................................................................................... 289
AFE channel compensation (channel balance)............................................................. 290
Soft reset.............................................................................................................. 290
High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) .................................................................. 291
Maximum ISO packet size ........................................................................................ 292
Quick parameter change timing modes ...................................................................... 294
Standard Parameter Update Timing .................................................................... 294
Quick Format Change Mode................................................................................ 294
Automatic reset of the UpdActive flag................................................................... 295
Low noise binning mode (only 2 x H-binning) ............................................................ 295
Parameter-List Update ............................................................................................ 296

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Format_7 mode mapping ......................................................................................... 297
Example ........................................................................................................... 298
Secure image signature (SIS) ................................................................................... 299
Advanced register: SIS........................................................................................ 299
Advanced register: frame counter ......................................................................... 301
Advanced register: trigger counter........................................................................ 302
Where to find time stamp, frame counter and trigger counter in the image................. 303
Where to find all SIS values in the image .............................................................. 303
Smear reduction..................................................................................................... 304
User profiles.......................................................................................................... 305
Error codes ....................................................................................................... 306
Reset of error codes ........................................................................................... 306
Stored settings .................................................................................................. 307
GPDATA_BUFFER..................................................................................................... 309
Little endian vs. big endian byte order.................................................................. 309
User adjustable gain references ................................................................................ 310
Firmware update...............................................................................................311
Extended version number (FPGA/µC).............................................................................. 311
Appendix ................................................................................................................312
Sensor position accuracy of AVT cameras........................................................................ 312
Index.........................................................................................................................313

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Introduction
Document history
Version Date Remarks
V2.0.0 07.07.2006 New Manual - RELEASE status
PRE_V3.0.0 22.09.2006 Minor corrections
Added Pike F-145
Pike F-210 AOI frame rates corrected: Chapter PIKE F-210: AOI
frame rates (no sub-sampling) on page 217
New advanced registers: Chapter Advanced features on page
263
V3.0.1 29.09.2006 Minor corrections
V3.1.0 13.02.2007 Changed camera status register (Table 125: Advanced register:
Camera status on page 271)
Added description for the following mode Output state follows
PinState bit (Table 29: Output routing on page 88)
Added M39-Mount for Pike F-201 and F-421 (Chapter F-Mount,
K-Mount, M39-Mount on page 75)
to be continued on next page
Table 1: Document history

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continued from last page
V3.2.0 22.08.2007 Minor corrections
Added CE in Chapter Declarations of conformity on page 23.
Added Value field in Table 36: CSR: Shutter on page 103.
Added Chapter Cross section: CS-Mount (only PIKE F-032B/C)
on page 71.
Added detailed description of BRIGHTNESS (800h) in Table 118:
Feature control register on page 257
Added detailed description of WHITE-BALANCE (80Ch) in Table
118: Feature control register on page 257 et seq.
Added Appendix, Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT cam-
eras on page 312.
Added new frame rates in Chapter Specifications on page 42
Added new AOI frame rates and diagrams in Chapter Frame rates
Format_7 on page 205
New minimum shutter speeds for each of the Pike cameras in
Chapter Specifications on page 42 and the following
Added new features of PIKE update round:
• SIS: see Chapter Secure image signature (SIS): definition
and scenarios on page 182
• Sequence mode: see Chapter Sequence mode on page 173
• Smear reduction
see Chapter Smear reduction on page 184
• 4 x / 8 x binning and sub-sampling modes
see Chapter Binning (only Pike b/w models) on page 121
see Chapter Sub-sampling (PIKE b/w and color) on page
126
see Chapter Binning and sub-sampling access on page
133
• Quick mode for format changes
see Chapter Quick parameter change timing modes on
page 135
• Speed increase mode (Packed 12-bit Mode)
Chapter Packed 12-Bit Mode on page 140
• CS-Mount (only for PIKE F-032)
Chapter PIKE F-032B/C (fiber) on page 42 and Chapter
Cross section: CS-Mount (only PIKE F-032B/C) on page 71
to be continued on next page
Version Date Remarks
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V4.0.0 15.01.2008 Added 15fps versions of PIKE F-145 at Table 123: Camera type
ID list on page 267
Added VERSION_INFO1_EX, VERSION_INFO3_EX and description
at Table 122: Advanced register: Extended version information
on page 266
Revised Chapter Secure image signature (SIS) on page 299
Added detailed description to register 0xF10000570
PARAMUPD_TIMING (how to switch on Quick Format Change
Mode) see Chapter Quick parameter change timing modes on
page 294
Added Chapter PIKE F-505B/C (fiber) on page 52.
Added Chapter PIKE F-505B / PIKE F-505C on page 196.
Revised description of C-Mount adjustment in Chapter Adjust-
ment of C-Mount on page 74.
Moved AVT Glossary from Appendix of PIKE Technical Manual to
AVT Website.
Revised PIKE F-505B/C data.
Corrected binning (only b/w cameras) and added Format_IDs
in Figure 79: Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to
F7M1...F7M7 on page 134.
to be continued on next page
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V4.1.0 20.08.08 Added PIKE F-505 to Chapter Index on page 313
Revised formulas by adding some units in Chapter How does
bandwidth affect the frame rate? on page 226
Corrected Table 143: Advanced register: Channel balance on
page 290
Added Max IsoSize Bit [1] to register 0xF1000048 ADV_INQ_3
in Table 124: Advanced register: Advanced feature inquiry on
page 269f.
Added Chapter Maximum ISO packet size on page 292 (useful
for PIKE F-505 for higher frame rates)
Corrected Figure 80: Former standard timing on page 135
Added photos of 1394b locking connectors and 1394a Molex
clamp locking (aka Interlock) connectors in Chapter 1394a and
1394b cameras and compatibility on page 29.
Added recommendation to use PCI-X (64 bit) or PCI Express
adapter in Chapter Maximum ISO packet size on page 292.
Corrected frame rate formula in Chapter High SNR mode (High
Signal Noise Ratio) on page 141.
Corrected binning order in Chapter 2 x full binning/4 x full bin-
ning/8 x full binning on page 125.
Added block diagram of modern PC (X38 chipset by INTEL) in
Figure 5: Block diagram of modern PC (X38 chipset by INTEL)
on page 33
Revised FireWire hot-plug precautions and added screw-lock
precautions in Chapter FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock pre-
cautions on page 37
Added images of FireWire locking cables in Figure 4: 1394a and
1394b cameras and compatibility on page 29
Added list of available FireWire screw lock cables in Table 5:
1394 locking cables on page 29
Corrected CAD drawing in Figure 27: Pike W90 S90 (2 x 1394b
copper) on page 65
Changed provisions directive to 2004/108/EG in Chapter Dec-
larations of conformity on page 23
Corrected diag. (16.3 mm) of KAI2093 in Table 17: Specifica-
tion PIKE F-210B/C (fiber) on page 48
to be continued on next page
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V4.1.0
[continued]
20.08.08
[continued]
Restructuring of Pike Technical Manual:
Added Chapter Contacting Allied Vision Technologies on page
10
Added Chapter Manual overview on page 17
Restructured Chapter Pike types and highlights to Chapter PIKE
cameras on page 21.
Infos from Pike camera types table moved to Chapter Specifica-
tions on page 42
Safety instructions moved to Hardware Installation Guide, Chap-
ter Safety instructions and AVT camera cleaning instructions
Environmental conditions moved to Pike Instruction Leaflet
Infos on CS-/C-Mounting moved to Hardware Installation
Guide, Chapter Changing filters safety instructions
Infos on System components and Environmental conditions
moved to Pike Instruction Leaflet
Infos on IR cut filter and Lenses moved to Chapter Filter and
lenses on page 39
Moved binning explanation from Chapter Specifications on
page 42 to Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth on
page 185
Binning / sub-sampling modes and color modes are only listed
in Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth on page 185
Moved detailed description of the camera interfaces (FireWire,
I/O connector), ordering numbers and operating instructions
to the Hardware Installation Guide.
Revised Chapter Description of the data path on page 94
Revised Chapter Controlling image capture on page 157; User
profiles are only described in Chapter User profiles on page 305
Revised Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth on page
185
Revised Chapter How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? on
page 226
[to be continued]
to be continued on next page
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V4.1.0
[continued]
20.08.08
[continued]
[continued: Restructuring of Pike Technical Manual:]
Revised Chapter Configuration of the camera on page 230
Revised Chapter Firmware update on page 311
Added Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT cameras on
page 312
Revised Chapter Index on page 313
Corrected for all Pike cameras: 16 user-defined LUTs in Chapter
Specifications on page 42ff.
Added cross-reference from upload LUT to GPDATA_BUFFER in
Chapter Loading an LUT into the camera on page 120.
Added cross-reference from upload/download shading image
to GPDATA_BUFFER in:
Chapter Loading a shading image out of the camera on page
116
Chapter Loading a shading image into the camera on page 117
Added PIKE F-505 as it uses different BAYER pattern (first pixel
of the sensor is RED) in Chapter Color interpolation (BAYER
demosaicing) on page 146
Added detailed level values of I/Os in Chapter Camera I/O con-
nector pin assignment on page 78.
Added RoHS in Chapter Declarations of conformity on page 23
Added little endian vs. big endian byte order in Chapter
GPDATA_BUFFER on page 309
PIKE update firmware round:
Gain references: see Chapter User adjustable gain references on
page 310
Low noise binning mode for 2 x horizontal binning: see Chapter
Low noise binning mode (only 2 x H-binning) on page 295
New photo of LED positions in Figure 40: Position of status
LEDs on page 79
Version Date Remarks
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Manual overview
This manual overview describes each chapter of this manual shortly.
•ChapterContacting Allied Vision Technologies on page 10 lists AVT con-
tact data for both:
– technical information / ordering
–commercialinformation
•ChapterIntroduction on page 11 (this chapter) gives you the document
history, a manual overview and conventions used in this manual (styles
and symbols). Furthermore you learn how to get more information on
how to install hardware (Hardware Installation Guide), available AVT
software (incl. documentation) and where to get it.
•ChapterPIKE cameras on page 21 gives you a short introduction to the
STINGRAY cameras with their FireWire technology. Links are provided to
data sheets and brochures on AVT website.
•ChapterDeclarations of conformity on page 23 gives you information
about conformity of AVT cameras.
•ChapterFireWire on page 24 describes the FireWire standard in detail,
explains the compatibility between 1394a and 1394b and explains
bandwidth details (incl. Pike examples).
– Read and follow the FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precau-
tions in Chapter FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions on
page 37.
–ReadChapterOperating system support on page 38.
•ChapterFilter and lenses on page 39 describes the IR cut filter and suit-
able camera lenses.
•ChapterSpecifications on page 42 lists camera details and spectral sen-
sitivity diagrams for each camera type.
•ChapterCamera dimensions on page 60 provides CAD drawings of stan-
dard housing (copper and GOF) models, tripod adapter, available angled
head models, cross sections of CS-Mount and C-Mount.
•ChapterCamera interfaces on page 76 describes in detail the inputs/
outputs of the cameras (incl. Trigger features). For a general description
of the interfaces (FireWire and I/O connector) see Hardware Installa-
tion Guide.
•ChapterDescription of the data path on page 94 describes in detail IIDC
conform as well as AVT-specific camera features.
•ChapterControlling image capture on page 157 describes trigger modi,
exposure time, one-shot/multi-shot/ISO_Enable features. Additionally
special AVT features are described: sequence mode and secure image
signature (SIS).
•ChapterVideo formats, modes and bandwidth on page 185 lists all avail-
able fixed and Format_7 modes (incl. color modes, frame rates, binning/
sub-sampling, AOI=area of interest).

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•ChapterHow does bandwidth affect the frame rate? on page 226 gives
some considerations on bandwidth details.
•ChapterConfiguration of the camera on page 230 lists standard and
advanced register descriptions of all camera features.
•ChapterFirmware update on page 311 explains where to get information
on firmware updates and explains the extended version number scheme
of FPGA/µC.
•ChapterAppendix on page 312 lists the sensor position accuracy of AVT
cameras.
•ChapterIndex on page 313 gives you quick access to all relevant data in
this manual.
Conventions used in this manual
To give this manual an easily understood layout and to emphasize important
information, the following typographical styles and symbols are used:
Styles
Symbols
Style Function Example
Bold Programs, inputs or highlighting
important things
bold
Courier Code listings etc. Input
Upper case Register REGISTER
Italics Modes, fields Mode
Parentheses and/or blue Links (Link)
Table 2: Styles
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More information
For more information on hardware and software read the following:
•Hardware Installation Guide describes the hardware installation proce-
dures for all 1394 AVT cameras (Dolphin, Oscar, Marlin, Guppy, Pike,
Stingray). Additionally you get safety instructions and information
about camera interfaces (IEEE1394a/b copper and GOF, I/O connectors,
input and output).
Before operation
We place the highest demands for quality on our cameras.
Target group This Technical Manual is the guide to detailed technical information of the
camera and is written for experts.
Getting started For a quick guide how to get started read Hardware Installation Guide first.
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Example:
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in the following directory:
products\cameras-general
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All software packages (including documentation and
release notes) provided by AVT can be downloaded at:
www.alliedvisiontec.com/avt-products/software.html
All software packages are also on AVT’s product CD.
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Please read through this manual carefully before operat-
ing the camera.
For information on AVT accessories and AVT software read
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Caution
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Before operating any AVT camera read safety instructions
and ESD warnings in Hardware Installation Guide.
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To demonstrate the properties of the camera, all examples in
this manual are based on the FirePackage OHCI API software
and the SmartView application.
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These utilities can be obtained from Allied Vision
Technologies (AVT). A free version of SmartView is available
for download at:
www.alliedvisiontec.com
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The camera also works with all IIDC (formerly DCAM) compat-
ible IEEE 1394 programs and image processing libraries.