Instruction manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Declarations of conformity
- Safety instructions
- PIKE types and highlights
- FireWire
- Overview
- FireWire in detail
- System components
- Specifications
- PIKE F-032B / F-032B fiber
- PIKE F-032C / F-032C fiber
- PIKE F-100B / F-100B fiber
- PIKE F-100C / F-100C fiber
- PIKE F-145B / F-145B fiber (-15fps*)
- PIKE F-145C / F-145C fiber (-15fps*)
- PIKE F-210B / F210B fiber
- PIKE F-210C / F-210C fiber
- PIKE F-421B / F-421B fiber
- PIKE F-421C / F-421 C fiber
- PIKE F-505B / F-505B fiber
- PIKE F-505C / F-505C fiber
- Spectral sensitivity
- Camera dimensions
- PIKE standard housing (2 x 1394b copper)
- PIKE (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Tripod adapter
- Pike W90 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Pike W90 S90 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W90 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Pike W270 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Pike W270 S90 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W270 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Cross section: CS-Mount (only PIKE F-032B/C)
- Cross section: C-Mount (VGA size filter)
- Cross section: C-Mount (large filter)
- Adjustment of C-Mount
- F-Mount, K-Mount, M39-Mount
- Camera interfaces
- Description of the data path
- Block diagrams of the cameras
- Sensor
- Channel balance
- White balance
- Auto shutter
- Auto gain
- Manual gain
- Brightness (black level or offset)
- Horizontal mirror function
- Shading correction
- Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function
- Binning (only PIKE b/w models)
- Sub-sampling (PIKE b/w and color)
- Binning and sub-sampling access
- Quick parameter change timing modes
- Packed 12-Bit Mode
- High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio)
- Frame memory and deferred image transport
- Color interpolation (BAYER demosaicing)
- Sharpness
- Hue and saturation
- Color correction
- Color conversion (RGB ‡ YUV)
- Bulk Trigger
- Level Trigger
- Serial interface
- Controlling image capture
- Trigger modi
- Exposure time
- One-shot
- Multi-shot
- ISO_Enable / Free-Run
- Asynchronous broadcast
- Jitter at start of exposure
- Sequence mode
- Secure image signature (SIS): definition and scenarios
- Smear reduction
- Video formats, modes and bandwidth
- PIKE F-032B / PIKE F-032C
- PIKE F-100B / PIKE F-100C
- PIKE F-145B / PIKE F-145C (-15 fps**)
- PIKE F-210B / PIKE F-210C
- PIKE F-421B / PIKE F-421C
- PIKE F-505B / PIKE F-505C
- Area of interest (AOI)
- Frame rates
- Frame rates Format_7
- PIKE F-032: AOI frame rates
- PIKE F-100: AOI frame rates
- PIKE F-145: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling)
- PIKE F-145: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling)
- PIKE F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampl.)
- PIKE F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (sub-sampl.)
- PIKE F-210: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling)
- PIKE F-210: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling)
- PIKE F-421: AOI frame rates
- PIKE F-505: AOI frame rates
- How does bandwidth affect the frame rate?
- Configuration of the camera
- Camera_Status_Register
- Configuration ROM
- Implemented registers
- Camera initialize register
- Inquiry register for video format
- Inquiry register for video mode
- Inquiry register for video frame rate and base address
- Inquiry register for basic function
- Inquiry register for feature presence
- Inquiry register for feature elements
- Inquiry register for absolute value CSR offset address
- Status and control register for feature
- Feature control error status register
- Video mode control and status registers for Format_7
- Advanced features
- Extended version information register
- Advanced feature inquiry
- Camera status
- Maximum resolution
- Time base
- Extended shutter
- Test images
- Look-up tables (LUT)
- Shading correction
- Deferred image transport
- Frame information
- Input/output pin control
- Delayed Integration enable
- Auto shutter control
- Auto gain control
- Autofunction AOI
- Color correction
- Trigger delay
- Mirror image
- AFE channel compensation (channel balance)
- Soft Reset
- High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio)
- Quick parameter change timing modes
- Parameter-List Update
- Format_7 mode mapping
- Secure image signature (SIS)
- Smear reduction
- User profiles
- GPDATA_BUFFER
- Firmware update
- Appendix
- Index

Description of the data path
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Horizontal mirror function
All PIKE cameras are equipped with an electronic mirror function, which mir-
rors pixels from the left side of the image to the right side and vice versa.
The mirror is centered to the actual FOV center and can be combined with all
image manipulation functions, like binning, shading and DSNU.
This function is especially useful when the camera is looking at objects with
the help of a mirror or in certain microscopy applications.
To configure this feature in an advanced register: See Table 154: Mirror con-
trol register on page 304.
Note
L
The use of the mirror function with color cameras and image
output in RAW format has implications on the BAYER-
ordering of the colors.
Figure 62: Mirror and Bayer order
Note
L
During switchover one image may be temporarily corrupted.
Mirror OFF: R-G-G-B for Pike 145C Mirror ON: G-R-B-G Pike 145 C
Mirror OFF: G-R-G-B for all other Pikes Mirror ON: R-G-G-B for all other Pikes