User Manual

Introduction
FireWire Hardware Installation Guide V8.0.0
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Introduction
This FireWire Hardware Installation Guide describes the hardware installation
procedures for the following 1394 AVT cameras: Oscar, Marlin, Guppy, Pike,
Stingray and Guppy PRO.
The FireWire Hardware Installation Guide answers questions about putting
AVT cameras into operation, about safety warnings, pin assignments on I/O
connectors and 1394a/b connectors. Learn how to get more information at the
AVT website (accessories), how to get information about software applicable
with AVT cameras and how to get deep information from the Technical Manual
of each camera family.
Document history
Note
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Please read through this manual carefully before installing the
hardware on your PC or laptop (FireWire card, cables) and oper-
ating the AVT cameras.
Version Date Remarks
V2.0.0 31.03.08 New Manual - RELEASE status
V2.1.0 21.05.08 Schematics standardized in Chapter Cautions: Connecting a cam-
era on page 22ff.
Marked Pin 1 with blue color in Figure 10: Board level camera
(Guppy): IEEE 1394 FireWire connector 1 (view on pins) on page
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to be continued on next page
Table 1: Document history