Instruction manual

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Contents
1 Safety instructions ...................................................................................... 1
1.1 Environmental conditions ...................................................................................1
2 Marlin types and highlights.......................................................................... 2
3 System components..................................................................................... 3
4 Specifications ............................................................................................. 5
4.1 MF-033B...........................................................................................................5
4.2 MF-033C...........................................................................................................6
4.3 MF-046B...........................................................................................................7
4.4 MF-046C...........................................................................................................8
4.5 MF-080B...........................................................................................................9
4.6 MF-080C.........................................................................................................10
4.7 MF-145B2.......................................................................................................11
4.8 MF-145C2 .......................................................................................................12
4.9 F-131B...........................................................................................................13
4.10 Spectral sensitivity ..........................................................................................14
5 Quick start................................................................................................ 19
6 Camera dimensions ................................................................................... 20
6.1 Marlin standard housing ...................................................................................20
6.2 Marlin W90 .....................................................................................................21
6.3 Marlin W270 ...................................................................................................22
6.4 Tripod adapter ................................................................................................23
7 Camera interfaces ..................................................................................... 24
7.1 IEEE-1394 port pin assignment..............................................................................24
7.2 HiRose jack pin assignment..................................................................................24
7.2 HiRose jack pin assignment..................................................................................25
7.3 Status LEDs.........................................................................................................26
7.4 Operating the camera:.........................................................................................27
7.5 Control and video data signals...............................................................................27
7.5.1 Inputs.......................................................................................................27
7.5.2 Outputs.....................................................................................................30
7.6 Pixel data.......................................................................................................34
8 Description of the data path ...................................................................... 36
8.1 Block diagrams of the cameras ..........................................................................36
8.1.1 Black and white cameras:.............................................................................37
8.1.2 Color cameras:............................................................................................38
8.2 Sensor ...........................................................................................................39
8.2.1 IBIS5A multiple slope .................................................................................40
8.3 White balance .................................................................................................42
8.3.1 Automatic white balance .............................................................................42
8.4 Manual gain....................................................................................................43
8.5 Setting the offset (black level) ..........................................................................44
8.6 Lookup tables (LUT).........................................................................................44
8.6.1 Loading a LUT into the camera .....................................................................45