Instruction manual
Safety instructions
Contents
1 Safety instructions ...................................................................................... 9
1.1 Environmental conditions....................................................................................... 10
2 Marlin types and highlights........................................................................ 11
3 System components................................................................................... 12
4 Specifications ........................................................................................... 14
4.1 MF-033B .............................................................................................................. 14
4.2 MF-033C .............................................................................................................. 15
4.3 MF-046B .............................................................................................................. 16
4.4 MF-046C .............................................................................................................. 17
4.5 MF-080B (-30 fps*) ............................................................................................... 18
4.6 MF-080C (-30 fps*) ............................................................................................... 19
4.7 MF-145B2 ............................................................................................................ 20
4.8 MF-145C2............................................................................................................. 21
4.9 F-131B ................................................................................................................ 22
4.10 F-131C ............................................................................................................... 23
4.11 Spectral sensitivity............................................................................................... 24
5 Quick start................................................................................................ 29
6 Camera dimensions ................................................................................... 30
6.1 Marlin standard housing......................................................................................... 30
6.2 Marlin W90........................................................................................................... 31
6.3 Marlin W90 S90..................................................................................................... 32
6.4 Marlin W270......................................................................................................... 33
6.5 Marlin W270 S90................................................................................................... 34
6.6 Tripod adapter...................................................................................................... 35
7 Camera interfaces ..................................................................................... 36
7.1 IEEE-1394 port pin assignment ............................................................................... 36
7.2 HiRose jack pin assignment .................................................................................... 37
7.3 Status LEDs .......................................................................................................... 38
7.4 Operating the camera: ........................................................................................... 39
7.5 Control and video data signals ................................................................................ 39
7.5.1 Inputs ...................................................................................................... 39
7.5.2 Outputs .................................................................................................... 44
7.6 Pixel data ............................................................................................................ 48
8 Description of the data path ...................................................................... 50
8.1 Block diagrams of the cameras................................................................................ 50
8.1.1 Black and white cameras: ............................................................................ 51
8.1.2 Color cameras: ........................................................................................... 52
8.2 Sensor................................................................................................................. 53
8.2.1 IBIS5A multiple slope (High Dynamic Range mode) ........................................ 54
8.3 White balance ...................................................................................................... 57
8.3.1 One Push automatic white balance ............................................................... 59
8.3.2 Automatic white balance............................................................................. 60
8.4 Manual gain ......................................................................................................... 62
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