Instruction manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Declarations of conformity
- Safety instructions
- PIKE types and highlights
- FireWire
- Overview
- FireWire in detail
- Serial bus
- FireWire connection capabilities
- Capabilities of 1394a (FireWire 400)
- Capabilities of 1394b (FireWire 800)
- Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b
- Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b
- 1394b bandwidths
- FireWire Plug & play capabilities
- FireWire hot plug precautions
- Operating system support
- 1394a/b comparison
- System components
- Specifications
- 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: 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 (b/w models)
- Sub-sampling
- 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
- Video formats, modes and bandwidth
- 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
- Version information inquiry
- 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)
- User profiles
- GPDATA_BUFFER
- Firmware update
- Glossary
- Index

Video formats, modes and bandwidth
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#: Vertical sub-sampling is done via concealing certain lines, so the frame rate is not
frame rate = f (AOI height)
but
frame rate = f (2 x AOI height)
Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximal S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes
7
0 1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
Mono8
Mono16
YUV411
YUV422
Raw16
Mono8
Raw8,RGB8
31.43 fps (Mono8)
15.76 fps (Mono16)
21.02 fps (YUV411)
15.76 fps (YUV422,Raw16)
31.43 fps (Mono8,Raw8)
10.52 fps (RGB8)
1 960 x 1080 Mono8
Mono16
32.06 fps (Mono8), 2x H-binning
31.43 fps (Mono16), 2x H-binning
2 1920 x 540 Mono8
Mono16
51.45 fps (Mono8), 2x V-binning
31.43 fps (Mono16), 2x V-binning
3 960 x 540 Mono8
Mono16
51.45 fps (Mono8), 2x H+V binning
51.45 fps (Mono16), 2x H+V binning
4 960 x 1080
960 x 1080
tbd
Mono8
Mono16
YUV411
YUV422
Raw16
Mono8
Raw8,RGB8
32.06 fps (Mono8), 2x H-sub-sampling
31.43 fps (Mono16), 2x H-sub-sampling
32.06 fps (YUV411) 2x/4x H-sub-sampling
31.43 fps (YUV422,Raw16) 2x/4x H-sub-sampling
32.06 fps (Mono8,Raw8) 2x/4x H-sub-sampling
21.02 fps (RGB8) 2x/4x H-sub-sampling
5
#
1920 x 540
1920 x 540
Mono8
Mono16
YUV411
YUV422
Raw16
Mono8
Raw8,RGB8
31.94 fps (Mono8), 2x V-sub-sampling
31.43 fps (Mono16), 2x V-sub-sampling
31.94 fps (YUV411) 2x/4x V-sub-sampling
31.43 fps (YUV422,Raw16) 2x/4x V-sub-sampling
31.94 fps (Mono8) 2x/4x V-sub-sampling
32.06 fps (Raw8) 2x/4x V-sub-sampling
21.02 fps (RGB8) 2x/4x V-sub-sampling
6
#
960 x 540
960 x 540
Mono8
Mono16
YUV411
YUV422
Raw16
Mono8
Raw8,RGB8
31.94 fps (Mono8), 2x H+V-sub-sampling
31.94 fps (Mono16), 2x H+V-sub-sampling
31.94 fps (YUV411) 2x/4x H+V-sub-sampling
31.94 fps (YUV422) 2x/4x H+V-sub-sampling
32.06 fps (Raw16) 2x/4x H+V-sub-sampling
31.94 fps (Mono8) 2x/4x H+V-sub-sampling
32.06 fps (Raw8) 2x/4x H+V-sub-sampling
31.94 fps (RGB8) 2x/4x H+V-sub-sampling
Table 75: Video Format_7 modes PIKE F-210B / F-210C










