Unibrain 580 Mounting instructions

Unibrain Firewire-800 cameras, Juniper series
Models: 580/780/785/980
User Operation Manual
Version 1.3 January 2011

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operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Before You Start
This manual should help you in installation and setting of the camera and we recommend you to carefully follow the
instruction described.
To ensure that your warranty remains valid, read the manual carefully before using the camera.
DO NOT disassemble, modify or repair the camera since there is no user serviceable part inside and may void warranty. For
prevention of fire or electric shock DO NOT remove screws or cover from the camera.
Operation in wet are is NOT recommended and camera SHOULD NOT be exposed to rain or moisture. For prolong life and use
of camera’s CCD, do not point the camera directly to the sun or strong spotlight which may result CCD blooming and
permanent damage. DO NOT operate camera beyond operation temperature range stated and AVOID usage in conditions
exceeding 90% humidity.
DO NOT use unregulated power supply source to prevent camera’s circuit damage.
Use soft materials such as lens tissue or cotton tipped applicator with ethanol for CCD faceplate cleaning ONLY when
necessary and AVOID contact with fingers or any hard object. Do not use solvent, abrasives or detergent in case of cleaning
camera body.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................. 1
1.1. Overview............................................................................................................................................................1
1.2. Mechanical dimensions........................................................................................................................................2
1.2.1. Fire-i 580, Fire-i 785......................................................................................................................................2
1.2.2. Fire-i 780......................................................................................................................................................2
1.2.3. Fire-i 980......................................................................................................................................................3
1.3. Camera Interface................................................................................................................................................4
1.3.1. FireWire-800 Port..........................................................................................................................................4
1.3.2. Trigger Connector Port ..................................................................................................................................4
1.3.3. Status LED ...................................................................................................................................................4
1.4. Electrical Operating Condition..............................................................................................................................5
1.5. Pixel Data...........................................................................................................................................................6
2. Camera specifications................................................................................................... 9
2.1. Black and White Cameras....................................................................................................................................9
2.1.1. Fire-i 980b Specification ................................................................................................................................9
2.1.2. Fire-i 780b Specification ..............................................................................................................................10
2.1.3. Fire-i 785b Specification ..............................................................................................................................11
2.1.4. Fire-i 580b Specification ..............................................................................................................................12
2.2. Color Cameras..................................................................................................................................................13
2.2.1. Fire-i 980c Specification...............................................................................................................................13
2.2.2. Fire-i 780c Specification...............................................................................................................................14
2.2.3. Fire-i 785c Specification...............................................................................................................................15
2.2.4. Fire-i 580c Specification...............................................................................................................................16
2.3. Spectral Sensitivity............................................................................................................................................17
2.3.1. Monochrome cameras .................................................................................................................................17
2.3.2. Color Cameras............................................................................................................................................19
3. Basic Operation and Features..................................................................................... 21
3.1. Brightness........................................................................................................................................................21
3.2. Auto Exposure Control ......................................................................................................................................22
3.3. Sharpness ........................................................................................................................................................23
3.4. White Balance ..................................................................................................................................................23
3.5. Hue .................................................................................................................................................................24

3.7. Saturation............................................................................................................................................................25
3.9. Gamma............................................................................................................................................................26
3.10. Shutter.............................................................................................................................................................27
3.11. Gain.................................................................................................................................................................28
3.12. Trigger & Strobe...............................................................................................................................................28
3.12.1. Trigger and Strobe Signal Relation ...............................................................................................................30
3.12.2. Timing Diagram for External Trigger and Shutter and Strobe .........................................................................31
3.12.3. Trigger & Strobe delay.................................................................................................................................32
3.12.4. Trigger Mode 0 ...........................................................................................................................................32
3.12.5. Trigger Mode 1 ...........................................................................................................................................32
3.12.6. Trigger Mode 2 ...........................................................................................................................................33
3.12.7. Trigger Mode 3 ...........................................................................................................................................33
3.12.8. Trigger Mode 4 ...........................................................................................................................................33
3.12.9. Trigger Mode 5 ...........................................................................................................................................34
3.12.10. Trigger Mode 15..........................................................................................................................................34
3.13. Strobe Control Register .....................................................................................................................................36
3.14. Trigger Delay Control ........................................................................................................................................37
3.14.1. Strobe Delay / Duration Table......................................................................................................................38
3.15. Optical Filter Control .........................................................................................................................................39
3.16. Color (Bayer) Patterns Conversion......................................................................................................................40
4. Advanced Features ..................................................................................................... 41
4.1. Binning Mode ...................................................................................................................................................41
4.1.1. Vertical Binning...........................................................................................................................................41
4.1.2. Horizontal Binning.......................................................................................................................................41
4.1.3. Full Binning ................................................................................................................................................42
4.2. Partial Scan......................................................................................................................................................43
4.3. Pan/Tilt............................................................................................................................................................44
4.4. One-Shot and Multi-Shot...................................................................................................................................44
4.5. Multi-Camera Auto-sync ....................................................................................................................................44
4.6. Memory Channel Save / Load............................................................................................................................45
4.7. Time Stamp Register............................................................................................................................................46
4.8. Serial Interface.................................................................................................................................................46
4.8.1. SIO Pass Through Scheme ..........................................................................................................................46
4.8.2. SIO Registers..............................................................................................................................................47

4.8.3. SIO (RS232) special Commands...................................................................................................................49
4.9. Frame Save Function.........................................................................................................................................51
4.10. LUT (Lookup table)...........................................................................................................................................52
4.10.1. 4-step knee lookup table .............................................................................................................................52
4.10.2. User defined lookup table............................................................................................................................52
4.11. One Pixel Snow Noise Remove...........................................................................................................................54
4.12. PIO Control Register .........................................................................................................................................55
5. User Defined FireWire Registers................................................................................. 56
5.1. User Defined FireWire Address ..........................................................................................................................56
6. Video Formats and Modes........................................................................................... 60
6.1. Fire-i 980 .........................................................................................................................................................61
6.2. Fire-i 780 .........................................................................................................................................................62
6.3. Fire-i 785 .........................................................................................................................................................63
6.4. Fire-i 580 .........................................................................................................................................................64
7. Trouble Shooting ........................................................................................................ 65
7.1. Hardware Related Issues...................................................................................................................................65
8. Technical Support....................................................................................................... 66

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1. Introduction
1.1. Overview
Unibrain’s new Fire-i IIDC 1394b camera series opens up a new horizon on digital image processing by providing
more features in a small form factor while maintaining the cost effectiveness and high quality. All models are
comprised of a wide range of sensor resolutions and are equipped with dual Firewire-800 interfaces and a trigger to
suit the needs of every application.
The Firewire-800 Juniper series offers the highest frame rate in each of its resolutions, compared with other
products currently available. The small form factor design has expanded implementation and broadens application
areas by eliminating the limits that currently exist due to size and weight.
A Large selection of cameras is available and additional cameras are scheduled to be added in the future or per special
OEM request. These will consist of various sensor sizes (1/3”, 2/3”) and resolution (VGA, SXGA, QSXGA) both in color
and black and white. The Juniper series consists of the following models.
Type Model Name CCD Resolution FPS at Max Resolution
Black &
White
Fire-i 980b 2/3” 2448 x 2048 15
Fire-i 780b 2/3” 1388 x 1040 30
Fire-i 785b 1/3” 1288 x964 30
Fire-i 580b 1/3” 656 x 484 86
Color
Fire-i 980c 2/3” 2448 x 2048 15
Fire-i 780c 2/3” 1388 x 1036 30
Fire-i 785c 1/3” 1288 x960 30
Fire-i 580c 1/3” 652 x 484 86
Unique features include a lookup table and external trigger mode 0 ~ 5 plus 15, multi camera auto-sync, ones-hot and
multi-shot, a wide range of shutter speeds (Fire-i 580/780/785 : 1us ~ 3600s, Fire-i 980 : 5us ~ 3600s ), RS232C pass
through via FireWire, Fast format 7 partial scan, and horizontal and vertical binning modes (1x2, 2x2 for B&W). All of
these features provide maximum flexibility for a wide variety of applications.
Software support
All cameras are fully supported from Unibrain’s Fire-i™ drivers and software and embed a Fire-i API™ SDK license.
Latest versions of Fire-i™ software and SDK can be downloaded from our web site:
http://www.unibrain.com/downloads/

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1.2. Mechanical dimensions
1.2.1. Fire-i 580, Fire-i 785
Camera Body Size: 50 (w) x 50 (H) x 40(D) mm
Camera Body Weight: 150 gram
1.2.2. Fire-i 780
Camera Body Size: 50 (w) x 50 (H) x 40(D) mm
Camera Body Weight: 150 gram

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1.2.3. Fire-i 980
Camera Body Size: 50 (w) x 50 (H) x 49(D) mm
Camera Body Weight: 230 gram

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1.3. Camera Interface
1.3.1. FireWire-800 Port
The industry standard Firewire-800 (IEEE-1394b) port has the following pin assignment. Data and control of the
camera are provided via 1394B and camera power can also be supplied by FireWire bus.
Pin Signal
1 TPB-
2 TPB+
3 TPA-
4 TPA+
5 TPA R (A GND)
6 TPA-
7 Not connected
8 VP (+8 to +36 VDC)
9 TPB R (B GND)
CAUTION: DO NOT reverse the polarity as it will result in damaging the camera.
1.3.2. Trigger Connector Port
The External Trigger Connector provides access to multiple I/O and also provides power as a secondary source.
.
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 Power GND 7 GND
2 Ext. Power(+12v) 8 Rx RS232
3 GND 9 Tx RS232
4Ext. Trigger 10 NC
5Ext. Trigger GND 11 Strobe
6NC 12 Strobe Power
Note: NC pins must have no connection
1.3.3. Status LED
LED Status Isochronous Channel Packet Transfer
RED Disable NO
GREEN Enable Flicker
OFF Enable NO
Note: When power off, LED is OFF