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

PIKE Technical Manual V4.0.0
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Index
AOI .................................................129
automatic generation.........................128
requirements ....................................128
shading ...........................................126
CSR.......................................................245
cycle counter..........................................313
Cycle delay
input characteristics ........................... 93
optocoupler ....................................... 93
D
data block packet format..........................107
description.......................................107
data exchange buffer
LUT .................................................134
data packets ..........................................107
data path...............................................110
data payload size ...............................27
, 241
data_length ...........................................107
DCAM ........................................33
, 201, 245
declaration of conformity.......................... 14
deferred image transport............ 157
, 158, 296
deferred transport ...................................195
diagonal ................................................112
Digital Camera Specification .....................245
digital video information .........................107
digitizer ................................................134
document history..................................... 10
DSNU
horizontal mirror function...................125
E
edge mode (Trigger_Mode_1)....................173
effective min. exp. time...........................181
emitter................................................... 99
EN 55022................................................ 14
EN 55024................................................ 14
EN 61000................................................ 14
EnableMemWR (Field) ..............................290
Encapsulated Update (begin/end) ......153
, 154
End of exposure......................................184
endianness ............................................198
environmental conditions.......................... 17
error codes
LED .................................................. 90
error states ............................................. 90
Exposure time
(Field) .............................................181
exposure time ........................................180
81 Ch register ...................................182
example...........................................181
extended shutter...............................288
FIFO ................................................193
formula............................................180
longest ............................................181
long-term integration ........................181
minimum .........................................181
ExpressCard............................................. 28
technology ........................................ 29
ExpressCard/54........................................ 28
ExpTime (Field) ......................................181
EXTD_SHUTTER .......................................288
extended shutter ....................................181
configuration....................................181
FireDemo..........................................288
FireView...........................................288
inactive .................................... 182
, 288
register............................................288
Trigger mode ....................................173
EXTENDED_SHUTTER ................................181
External GND ........................................... 88
external signal (SeqMode) ........................192
external trigger ....................................... 94
F
Fast Parameter Update Timing ...........154, 155
FastCapture
bandwidth........................................161
deferred image transport ....................296
false................................................161
only Format_7 ..................................161
FastCapture (Field)..................................296
FCC Class B.............................................. 14
FireDemo
Extended shutter...............................288
FirePackage
additional checks image integrity ........199
OHCI API software .............................. 33
FireView
Extended shutter...............................288
FireWire
connecting capabilities ....................... 23
definition.......................................... 21
serial bus .......................................... 22
FireWire 400............................................ 24